Each pensioner will receive an additional amount of BGN 70 in April 2022 for Easter, the government's press service said.

The one-time supplement will be paid regardless of the amount of the received pension and will reach over 2 million pensioners.

The announcement states that the government decree, which was adopted in absentia, is in fulfillment of the commitment made by Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to provide support for Easter to Bulgarian pensioners.

The decree approves an additional transfer in the amount of BGN 142,888,760 from the budget of the state social insurance for 2022.

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Energy prices and supply disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine have led to a new record jump of 7.5% in consumer prices in the Eurozone, according to the EU's statistics agency Eurostat.

The increase of a record 5.9% in February was boosted by a 44.7% year-on-year rise in energy prices as Europe fell into an oil and gas crisis amid tensions with Russia over its invasion of its pro-Western neighbor.

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