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Smuggling of cigarettes to Bulgaria has decreased fivefold for two years

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For two years smuggling of cigarettes and tobacco to Bulgaria has decreased almost five times, it became clear at a meeting of the business with the government. Prime Minister Boyko Borissov reported that the gray sector, which until recently was 34 percent, has already shrunk to 7%. The prime minister urged businesses to raise wages in the real economy in order not to strip the labor market of staff. Improving the investment climate is an emphasis in the ongoing discussion under the motto "Business and government in as a team".




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