Farmer: Complete nonsense. For a single click of the mouse, I have to pay 500 leva.

"In connection with your application for the issuance of an opinion on the supply of water, we inform you that according to the adopted updated price list that came into force on 12.11.2025, the fee for issuance is as follows: - 303.15 BGN/155 € excluding VAT for a standard service with a preparation period of 30 calendar days - 498.74 BGN/255 € excluding VAT for an expedited service with a preparation period of 15 calendar days." This email message was received by an agricultural producer who is waiting for approval of a project for a greenhouse. Since he intends to use the services of "Irrigation Systems" for irrigation, he must send the said opinion along with the other documents. "When there is an irrigation project, the State Fund 'Agriculture' requires such an opinion from 'Irrigation Systems', stating that the property is irrigated. This takes them one click of the mouse - the irrigated properties are uploaded electronically," says Nayden Petrov, a raspberry producer, for ...