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Bulgarian Development Bank will offer 100 million leva of taxpayers' money. Who is lining up for it?
The Government's role is not to finance business. That is one of the principles of European Union regulations - breaching it is considered state aid and is penalised. But should the Government decide to pour some money into the economy, that can happen through banks. Whether it will go to the right people is impossible to predict. This is why the decision by the Bulgarian Cabinet to support small and medium business is being carried out through a fairly complex scheme.