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Wages in Bulgaria increase by 15 per cent in Q2 of 2009
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The average wage in Bulgaria increased in Q2 of 2009 by 15.3 per cent on average, as opposed to figures from the corresponding period in 2008, according to data released by the National Statistics Institute (NSI)
In the public sector, the rise is 16.9 per cent, whereas in the private sector the boost is 14.3 per cent.
Only in the first three months of 2009, wages were augmented by 4.4 per cent to 588 leva. The largest increase in the average wages was registered in the cultural, sports and entertainment sector, reaching 26.8 per cent, followed by construction, 26.2 per cent.
Concurrently, the lowest rate of increase was observed in the scientific research sector, 3.8 per cent, and manufacturing 2.8 per cent.
The highest wages in Bulgaria are maintained by the 'traditional spheres', with financing leading the charts with 1355 leva a month, electric supply and heating sector 1321 leva, and the media/journalism, 934 leva.
The lowest wages are in the hotel business, 387 leva, administrative support, 425 leva, and agriculture, 446 leva.
According to the reports, the aforementioned figures are based on official data relinquished by various companies, thus actual figures are susceptible to discrepancies and variations.
In the public sector, the rise is 16.9 per cent, whereas in the private sector the boost is 14.3 per cent.
Only in the first three months of 2009, wages were augmented by 4.4 per cent to 588 leva. The largest increase in the average wages was registered in the cultural, sports and entertainment sector, reaching 26.8 per cent, followed by construction, 26.2 per cent.
Concurrently, the lowest rate of increase was observed in the scientific research sector, 3.8 per cent, and manufacturing 2.8 per cent.
The highest wages in Bulgaria are maintained by the 'traditional spheres', with financing leading the charts with 1355 leva a month, electric supply and heating sector 1321 leva, and the media/journalism, 934 leva.
The lowest wages are in the hotel business, 387 leva, administrative support, 425 leva, and agriculture, 446 leva.
According to the reports, the aforementioned figures are based on official data relinquished by various companies, thus actual figures are susceptible to discrepancies and variations.
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Yanachi,
No idea what you are smoking, but ".. country most populated by short-sighted entrepreneurs and UNINSPIRED population." doesn't come anywhere near "discussing problems", or even a discussion generally.
It's a clear statement of contempt - it deserves nothing but the same in return - watch me treat the next Swede in a way he/she'd never forget...
BTW, no way we in BG drink like those fishes - I haven't seen a seriously drunk person on the streets of Sofia in a long, long time. That was in the days of socialism [...]
Read the full comment - something the Swedes still labor under.
I am criticizing Sweden to illustrate that we all live in glass houses and it makes no sense trowing rocks at people, which is exactly what he did. There's a 1000 ways to offer constructive, analytic criticism, and he picked none of them.
I am very critical of Bulgaria, and I too suffer the bad service, but I draw the line with empty insults.
Calibrate your expectation of people who have been isolated and abused by their government for decades - it's a awfully large ship to turn around in a decade or two. We humans act collectively - why do you think his folks drink and sing on weekends in various pubs? It's their habit - the # 1 motivation for all humans.
And yes, I didn't force anyone to come to BG.
Don't!
Too many tourists - look at our seaside! Take your business somewhere else instead of bitching pointlessly. Put all the lazy waiters out of work, so that they can do something smart with their lives and use their brains instead of serving idiots like that Swede.
So, Mikael, DO TAKE Valeri's negative comments about Sweden seriously - in fact I encourage you to follow your national INSPIRED tradition, and jump off a high place - clear the earth...
Children, children, please be nice to each other!
Valerie, you are VERY defensive about Bulgaria and offer no believable reasons as to why Bulgaria has not reached its full potential as a tourist destination. You are IN DENIAL (which means, you have not accepted the reality of a situation) regarding Bulgaria's inability to modernize its tourist infrastructure and leave behind its outmoded attitudes toward customer service and interpersonal interactions (known as "civility" in Western cultures. Note: I did NOT say "more advanced" or "better" cultures. Yes, Bulgaria has a proud and glorious history).
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Read the full comment /> Mikael: Don't take Valerie's negative comments about Sweden seriously. As they say, "The best defense is a good offense." By criticizing Sweden, Valerie seeks to justify and make excuses for the sad state of social affairs in Bulgaria. Yes, there is much drinking in Sweden. But this is not unusual among many nations (including Bulgaria).
Rather than attack each other, perhaps it would be better to calm down and discuss the problems of Bulgaria and Sweden. Negative, critical and emotional comments do nothing to advance the value of a discussion.
Valerie: Chill out and don't attack others who point out what is OBVIOUS to non-Bulgarians. (Yes, Bulgaria IS a wonderful country with many, many aspects to recommend it. But even a super-high fashion model has her flaws.) Listen to the words of people who speak about Bulgaria, in both positive and negative ways, and try to learn from these comments.
Mikael: Continue to keep the discussion civil and stay on the topic. In this way, you will make your point more intelligently than by responding to Valerie in a negative way.
Thanks to you both for taking a moment to THINK before you become emotional.
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Wake me when Valeri has something has intresant to say..
Ala,
have you noticed how they puke on corners in Sweden?
What's with the corners? I've asked a few and no answer. Why can't they just puke in the middle of the street?
Ala, I don't know if we are smarter. There's all kinds of people in every country, but the fact is that Scandinavians are extremely racist, and this is not the first time I've seen one get on BG site to insult.
Alcohol is their society's lubricant. When [...]
Read the full comment they drink they are happy, they are together, they sing and swing their bodies in unison. Without it, their grim Scandinavian reality sets in - the fact that the ending of their lives is quite predictable - they won't starve, but they will not get rich. Their government will not allow them either one... This is why the people in the land of Mr."inspired" here have the highest suicide rate.
I am a Bulgarian citizen living in Stockholm, and I have been to other countries as well.
For Swedes, they look at Bulgarians in a very different way, and they always think that I am getting help from the SOCIALE, thought am always dressed up, and work as an FX broker.
Nowdays am getting fed up with the Swedes, and BTW no one is more Isolated than you guys. No offense, but you are afraid from other cultures thought u have many immigrants, but your culture was so isolated that you have not even been to [...]
Read the full comment a war for the past 200 Years, and it was a Civil war. Swedes are polite, but when they drink alcohol they get wasted, I cant imagine what would happen if they drink Rakiya or Ozzo. BUlgarians are friendly, but way smarter and educated than other nations in the EU, at least u can point it out if a Bulgarian is happy or angry, as for the Swedes, they are flat when it comes to emotions. Dont tell us to integrate, because we know how to integrate, but you guys have to accept and get out of your dark circle, Bulgarians, Spanish, are not thieves, Palestinians, Arabs are not terrorist. Read some books and dont use alcohol as a tool to express your inner self.
Sofia is a new city. 99% of the buildings are less than 100 years old.
Not a tourist destination.
Unfortunately the Swedish government bases their statistics on "nights spent" not on visitors, because apparently there are lots of day trips from the other Baltic countries.
The "nights spent" were down 7% first half of the year.
How me data, instead of empty hate..
Ok show us the data for Sweden!
The European Travel Comission calculated that Sweden's arrivals are down with the same % as are BGs.
Show us that they were wrong, or stop making an ass of yourself.
You do not need to worry about tourism in Sweden, it beats the record, about my city Stockholm is up 11 percent first half year.
It is interesting what you write "Sofia is not a tourist destination - never has." Bulgaria must be the only capital city in Europe that does not attract more tourists than business travelers.
But we all know, why not ordinary tourists go there.
Just scroll below and you'll see a chart:
International arrivals in European destinations:
Bulgaria is down 7% al together from the year before (a very strong year)
UK is down 10%
Sweden seems the same as BG although it's a bit unclear.
Czechs are down 17%
Hungary down 18%
Ireland down 8%
Spain - down 30%
Just educate yourself...
Have you ever heard of the world wide recession?
On top of it, the same article sates that the vast majority of the foreign visitors of Sofia are NOT tourists, but business people.
Sofia is not a tourist destination - never has.
Here's the report for the second quarter from the European Travel Commission:
http://www.etc-corporate.org/resources/uploads/ETC
"Business travel, meanwhile, is forecasted to remain weak, for the rest of the year, in line with the tightening of corporate travel budgets"
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Read the full comment Read the whole articles, before you spew your hate, OK?
What are you talking about?
Here is the tourist information about Sofia
"The first six months of 2009 saw a little more than 112 000 tourists in the capital, a substantial drop from the 293 000 for the same period last year."
181,000 fewer tourists at Sofia. I wonder why!
If there are some who are offended, it is the tourists in Bulgaria.
"For my part, Bulgaria may like to continue to be one of the EU countries' poorest country."
For your part, I personally question why would you spend all that time posting unsolicited opinions of the population of EU's poorest country. You read that we are qualified as that, and just can't wait to get on our forums to exhibit your talent for stating the obvious...
You have problems, we have problems, if you cared, you wouldn't be posting insults. There's advise and there's insults. "Tell your mother to jump of a cliff" [...]
Read the full comment isn't an advise, FYI, neither is
"..the country most populated by short-sighted entrepreneurs and UNINSPIRED population."
So yes, stay away if you don't have it in yourself to be respectful to others and the issues and negative heritage they have to deal with.
Just to read Valeri post only prove Bulgaria's problems to see the problem of Bulgaria...
Valeri, need not worry that I come to Bulgaria more. Almost no other Swedes pours for that matter, which I think you are think is good. Ande we Swedes are gratefully taking back the million in grants from the Swedish taxpayer
in EU funds contributes to the Bulgarian State in the form of EU grants. For my part, Bulgaria may like to continue to be one of the EU countries' poorest country.
Mikael,
so why not discuss, Sweden for a while with us?
I am familiar with your country, and I find it interesting that you'd hit on "inspiration" when criticizing us.
Frankly the only inspiration I've seen there comes directly from spirits of every sort, from vodka to who know what.
I happen to think that your youth is completely aimless, bored out of their minds with the mama-state you've got going there, and find the only meaning in their lives in getting boozed up silly.
BG is the perfect place [...]
Read the full comment for them, because booze is cheap.
Did you know that they get drunk before they land - on the plane - and often (I've seen it) some need to be carried off the plane.
Very sad state of affairs. You folks have bid problem, and your socialist society will either need to change, or you'll continue to lag behind.
I actually think that you using the word "inspired" is something of what's called "a Freudian slip", just like the Australian with "isolated".
It means that you are projecting your personal repressed thought/emotion.
Sweden may have lovely people, but inspired they are not....
This comment has been hidden by the moderator because it contained квалификации.
I have been in over 25 different countries, where in particular Bulgaria 3 times, all the Nordic countries, Russia, Poland, USA, Spain, France ... and some African countries.
I regret to say that Bulgaria is by far the country that is at least service-oriented. In African countries, I see happy faces, and the willingness to help, not as in Bulgaria with a min who are screaming for money.
I have no idea how relevant it is to discuss alcohol consumption, I is not one of them. I just want to Bulgaria well, [...]
Read the full comment If not I will not post and take my time to comment on the article with the lighting on Bulbariens big problem and the increasing youth unemployment which spread in Bulgaria. It will increase if it does not improve education and wages for the working in tourism and hotel business. That is all.
An Australian, the most isolated country, calls BG isolated and a Swede, from the land of the suicidal, calls us "uninspired".... what next?
A Nigerian will call us Gipsies?
Mitko, don't be a fool.
Here's a good news, something that BG has worked so hard to achieve, and he comes to insult the people.
I think the problem is that we in BG tend to support anyone that would sh.t on us, because so many of us are lost and confused.
The likes of Mikael have talked to many like you, and have concluded that it's OK to tell us in our face that we are this or that, because the like response is - yes we are shit, yes от [...]
Read the full comment това държава не става, and so on...
Just the other day this Australian showed up here to tell us how BG is isolated - Australian! Who knows what пишман българин he has been talking to...
Enough...
I didn't say anything that isn't true either.
.... since we are on the subject of pointing out what's wrong with our countries...
I am just trying to help them there too;)
Valeri what can I tell you ... you are an asshole. The guy was just trying to help all of us here in BG everything he says is true and more .... by the way your English is way worst than his so stop being an ass and learn from what other people share with you.
Kind regards ;)
Mikael,
I always wanted to ask a Swede this: why do you guys drink yourself into oblivion like that?
Can't tell you how uninspiring it is for a Bulgarian to see a young lady puking and worse, in public.
I was there on business ones - (Goteborg Karlstad) and took a walk one Sunday morning - I have to tell you , the whole city center seemed puke all over... on every corner!
(yeah, and what's with the corner? Why do they look for a corner to Puke? Like water [...]
Read the full comment hydrants and dogs actually;)
Before I went there, I always thought that it was the cheap booze in BG that did it to you...
Mikael,
did I tell you about the drunk Swedish woman that had defecated in the cab, right before I got it?
It was on Zlatni Piasaci.
I almost sat on it, and since she had a skirt and the sticky stuff had spread liberally throughout the seat, and some had trickled down to the floor....
I just remember that, because you mentioned "inspired"...
I have never seen a more "inspired" person than the driver, whom I suspected had murder in mind...
I got a hold of [...]
Read the full comment the guy, and helped her on her feet.
Walked her into the first hotel near by, but before I can help her to the washroom, the desk people recognized the situation at ones (curious familiarity), and rushed to push me, and here out of the lobby...
Well, I helped her to a bench, where she sat in her own embarrassment, and proceeded to wash my hands of her, no pun intended...
BTW your English is very bad, Learn some;)
It is time for Bulgaria and increase wages for people in the hotel and tourism industry. Your big problem is that tourists have had enough of you bad service, and our obvious problems to get us understood when almost nobody can speak English, or German for that matter. You will continue to produce poor service when you only seem to employ unskilled labor, predominantly, cheap labor from your neighbors, and students to pay them the minimum wage which recorded 387 leve.
Property's more to be trained and kvalifiserade people to tourism, and pay there after. To [...]
Read the full comment the direction that it is now, Bulgaria has eradicated the entire tourism industry within 2 years. Unfortunately, the country most populated by short-sighted entrepreneurs and UNINSPIRED population.