During a blitz control in the National Assembly, Prime Minister Rumen Radev declared a commitment to significantly reduce the budget deficit upon the adoption of the 2027 budget. He emphasized that the deficit was not created by the Minister of Finance, but is the result of prolonged populism, systemic decapitalization of state-owned enterprises, and the advance claiming of taxes by previous governments. Radev called for an in-depth and responsible debate, noting that reforms cannot happen in just one month.