The week: Do farmers hear Santa's bells or the beat of the drum?

Good afternoon on a Sunday! On the evening of November 3, Temenujka Petkova finally released the draft state budget for 2026. And nobody liked it. Neither the employers, nor the unions, nor the president, nor the usual commentators. The ruling coalition said that this variant was the only possible one. Then it added that Asen Vasilev was to blame for the budget of '26. Thus, it refuted the assumption of Simeon Dyankov that this time there is no way for the rulers to hide behind Vasilev. While business and politicians feverishly read the draft budget late into the evening, Krasimir Kumchev - the farmer with ingenious but disregarded by any authority for the past 15 years ideas - celebrated his 70th birthday. The increase in the pension contribution by 2 percentage points caused the business to turn to state employees, who will receive at least 12% higher salaries, do not pay their share of the insurance, will continue to receive monthly bonuses (DMS), their number is growing, and ...