Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Mariyana Nikolova revealed that the 60/40 measure will be extended until the end of the year and that the possibility of continuing in 2021 is being discussed. She commented on the air of „BNT“ that there is logic in this measure, namely – retaining employees and supporting business. According to her, the business is currently most strongly affected by it and the support of the state.
The measure for the „Tourism“ sector will be transformed into 80/20 with the additional aid of BGN 290, said Minister Nikolova. According to her, this allows to keep employment in the conditions of the coming severe winter during a pandemic and economic crisis.
For the first half of the year in the „Tourism“ sector there is a 5 percent reduction in the total number of unemployed, Nikolova added. The most affected by the crisis are the people working in the field of tourism with a decline of 30.1%, in the field of transport – 18.2%, and in the field of manufacturing industry – 15.7%.
More than 900,000 Bulgarians have visited our native Black Sea coast, with a total of 2,700,000 Bulgarians and 1,100,000 foreigners visiting the country, the tourism minister said. In Golden Sands and Albena the decline of tourists from other countries was felt most sharply.
„We have also seen a boom in tourists on the southern Black Sea coast, as well as a boom in spa resorts.,“ Nikolova said.
Only the most flexible businesses and those that apply non-traditional practices will survive in the new circumstances, she predicts.
„This year there will be a ski season, but the specific instructions for safety and sterility must be observed.,“ said firmly Minister Nikolova, adding that foreign tourists are expected, mostly from the Balkan countries.
