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Bulgaria’s anti-crisis talks produce deal on gambling tax

Sat, Mar 27 2010 15:41 CET

byThe Sofia Echo Staff

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Bulgaria’s anti-crisis talks produce deal on gambling tax

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Bulgarian Government, employers and union representatives meeting in Sofia on March 27 2010 to agree on steps against the economic crisis struck a deal to tax all gambling at 10 per cent, a move that its supporters believe will yield about 80 million leva a year.
 
The idea reportedly was put forward by the Finance Ministry the previous day and will affect all forms of gambling in Bulgaria, including the sports totalisator, Eurofootball and bingo games.
 
Separately, Bulgarian-language media said on March 27 that another idea being floated was to tax people living on freelance earnings on their gross income instead of allowing deductions for expenses.
 

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