The holiday vouchers will be BGN 210 each and will be distributed only to those who are on the front line in the battle with COVID-19. This is provided by the texts of the bill submitted by GERB and the Union of the Patriots.
It is for amendment and supplement of the Value Added Tax Act and envisages a reduction of 9% of the VAT for hoteliers and restaurateurs from July 1 to the end of 2021.
According to the texts, vouchers will be provided to doctors and medical specialists in medical institutions, as well as to employees of regional health inspections, emergency medical centres and others, as well as the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence and other agencies that directly implement coronavirus control activities. Fines are provided for persons who use the voucher for other purposes. They range from BGN 500 to BGN 1,000 and a property sanction from BGN 2,000 to 5,000.
The vouchers can be used only once by the persons registered in them to pay for a holiday lasting not less than 7 days.
The sites where the vouchers for accommodation will be able to be used are the companies in which the sole owner of the capital is the National Social Security Institute, in hospitals for rehabilitation and balneotherapy centres, owned by the state and in the holiday bases of the ministries and departments, is also provided from the council.
