Unofficial translation
The Council of Ministers, with the participation of Minister of Transport and Communications Nikolay Sabev and Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Grozdan Karadzhov, invited representatives of the carriers to present upcoming government measures and hear their proposals. The meeting was a working one and was not supposed to be recorded without the knowledge of the participants. The presence of a record suggests that a conflict was sought. The cabinet is definitely not looking for conflict. The proof is the initiation of a series of talks with the industry. Unfortunately, no dialogue was found with some of the representatives of the sector at the meeting. The government thanked those who remained and were ready to discuss how best to support them. One of the measures that the cabinet will launch next week, is to request a derogation from the EU for the exemption from excise duty on electricity and natural gas. Pursuant to Article 15 of Directive 2003/96 / EC of the Council of the EU of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community legal framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, Member States may apply full or partial exemptions or reduced tax rates on electricity from renewable energy sources; energy products and electricity used for the transport of goods and passengers by rail, metro, tram and trolleybus, as well as electricity, natural gas, coal and solid fuels. Exemption from excise duty on natural gas is also permissible for Member States
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