Velchev acknowledged Wednesday that pharmaceutical prices could go up 5 per cent to 9 per cent because of the VAT, but that the measure was intended to bring Bulgarian standards in line with those of the EU.
Velčev je u sredu izjavio da bi cene lekova mogle da zabeleže rast i od 5 do 9 procenata zbog VAT-a, ali je dodao da je cilj te mere da se bugarski standardi usklade sa standardima EU.