Reforme u oblasti poreza i socijalne sigurnosti koje je obavila bugarska vlada doprinijele su njenom smanjenju zadnjih godina za nekih 30%, a najniži nivo u petogodišnjem periodu bio je 2006, prema podacima iz CSD-a.
The tax and social security reforms carried out by the Bulgarian government have helped reduce its extent by about 30% in recent years, with a five-year low in 2006, according to the CSD.