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Minimum amount of the retirement pension to be raised to BGN 250
The employers will be able to apply for the newly implemented protective measure to cover salaries - 60/40, until June 30, the Labour and Social Policy Ministrer Denitsa Sacheva announced on Friday.
Moreover, 60 days of unpaid leave would be considered as a work experience, as it concerns the pension funds.
The newly registered unemployed people are just under 100 000 since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, Minister Sacheva said on Friday. 300 776 are jobless in total. Furthermore, nearly 29 000 people found a new job opportunities during the crisis, since it started on March 13.
Sacheva announced that the minimum amount of the retirement pension will be increased to BGN 250, that makes a rise with up to 6.7%.
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