President Georgi Purvanov vetoed the law for integration of people with disabilities. The presidential veto was also approved in Parliament.

The ruling coalition lacked two votes to overturn the veto, Novinar newspaper reported. For a presidential veto to become inefficient, at least 121 MPs need to vote against it.

Purvanov disagreed with the idea for provision of monthly social aid, based on the needs of people with disabilities. This was going to limit the number of people benefiting from such funds, said Purvanov.

The parliamentary social policy committee said that the veto would lead to the provision of same aid for all people with disabilities, which was unfair.

At least 600 million leva will be needed for social aid in this manner. The draft budget 2007 does not envision such expenditure, Novinar reported.

Members of the ruling coalition said that the veto passed due to a failure in the voting system. After talks Parliament chairperson Georgi Pirinski said that the vote will not be cancelled.

According to Bulgarian regulations law changes can be requested again after six months.