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Are pensions in Bulgaria subject to any form of taxation?

How much tax do Bulgarian pensioners pay?

What tax rate applies to pensions received in Bulgaria?

All these questions can be answered simply by stating that pension benefits in Bulgaria are not taxed. A pensioner permanently resident in Bulgaria and subject to Bulgarian taxation therefore receives the gross pension without any tax deductions.

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