Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) launched on September 30 the internet portal kolkostruva.bg (from the Bulgarian “how much does it cost?”) which is mean to present daily prices of various food and non-food products by city and retail chain.
The portal, which is solely in Bulgarian, has been launched three months before Bulgaria adopts the euro as its currency, as of January 1 2026.
So far, prices are listed for only two retail chains.
The site has undergone a testing period and will begin publishing data on September 30, the government information service said.
It was provided for in the Euro Adoption Act as a measure against speculative price increases for basic goods before the introduction of the euro.
The goal is for retail chains with a turnover of over 10 million leva per year to submit data on several food products every day by 7am – white,
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