The Government adopted a Decree on determining the terms and conditions for the payment of compensation to those working in economic activities, whose activity has been temporarily suspended by an act of a state body during the period of the state of emergency or an extraordinary epidemic situation. Workers and employees will have the right to receive financial support for no more than 60 days in which they used unpaid leave in connection with the restrictions imposed to carry out the activity for which they were hired.

The minimum wage will become BGN 650 from January 1, 2021. Its amount will increase by 6.6% compared to the current year, the government decided.

As of November 2, 2020, the 2014-2020 Rural Development Program to support short supply chains and local markets is accepting applications. Sub-measure 16.4 "Support for horizontal and vertical cooperation between actors in the supply chain" is open for application for the second time this year. The total amount of the grant under the procedure is BGN 13,690,600.

Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) prepared changes to the guarantee program to support small and medium-sized businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. They expand the scope of the government measure, allowing more companies from the sectors most affected by the pandemic to benefit from it. With the decision of the Court of Justice of 28.10.2020, the amount of loans guaranteed by BBR increases, which will now be able to reach BGN 2 million. The application deadline is extended by 6 months, until mid-June 2021. Among the eligible companies are already large enterprises that are registered as commercial companies in the country.