Bulgaria's government fully withdraws controversial budget plan after latest protests

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Bulgaria's government fully withdraws controversial budget plan after latest protests  Bulgarian government says it is permanently withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after another night of major protests in Sofia and beyond.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/02/bulgarias-government-withdraws-controversial-budget-plan-after-protests  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the Bulgarian capital, Safiya,

00:05to voice their objection to the government's budget draft for next year

00:08in what turned out to be the biggest protest in the country in decades.

00:13The demonstration was dominated by young people and was planned to be peaceful in nature.

00:19Protestors chanted resignation as they demanded the incumbent coalition,

00:24led by the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, known as GERB,

00:29to revise the draft or step down.

00:32Protestors also called for the prosecution of two key players in the ruling coalition,

00:37GERB leader Boyko Borisov and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Delian Pivsky.

00:43But a small group of masked people incited chaos outside the headquarters of those parties,

00:48throwing chairs at the buildings and police officers guarding them, as well as glass bottles.

00:54Footage showed clashes between the masked individuals and police forces,

00:58with garbage dumpsters being set on fire, and police vehicles vandalized, as chaos quickly unraveled.

01:06Protestors say those who incited violence were not part of the rallies,

01:10accusing them of being hired to provoke and undermine the demonstrations.

01:14On the 27th of November, the government announced it was withdrawing its controversial budget plan,

01:21which aimed to steeply increase taxes, following domestic pressure and a night of protests.

01:26Borisov later rescinded the withdrawal, instead promising changes to the draft,

01:32which he said would be implemented by the first or second parliamentary vote,

01:36prompting the organization of a second rally.

01:39Protestors are worried the proposed budget, along with major imminent shifts,

01:44like Bulgaria's adoption of the euro in January, could lead to economic instability.

01:49Protestors are worried.

01:50Protestors are worried the

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