Bulgaria

Crown Agents’ Success Stories in Bulgaria

Customs Reform and Modernisation

In January 2002, Crown Agents began to deliver a radical Programme of Customs reform in Bulgaria. The Programme had a significant and sustainable impact upon the effectiveness of th e Customs Service and directly upon the levels of customs revenue.

In order to build on the success already achieved, the Ministry of Finance signed a new contract with Crown Agent s in July 2004 to continue to provide assistance in the process of Customs modernisation. This resulted in a further increase in Customs revenue. A large number of sustainable reforms were also introduced, which provided the base for the BCA to maintain its level of effectiveness on accession to the EU on 1 January 2007.

Financial Administration Modernisation

In order to further improve the capacity of the Ministry of Finance and the revenue agencies, a new contract was signed in June 2007 to assist Bulgaria to meet the new challenges of an EU Member State. Crown Agents developed a Programme for Measures to Assist in the Modernisation of Bulgarian Financial Administration. Phase I of this Programme was completed in December 2008 and a new contract has now been signed for a further 18 months to implement Phase II.

News

Farewell to John Brown (1954-2011)
It is with enormous sadness that Crown Agents has to report the death of our friend and colleague, John Brown. John died in Angola, where he was...

CA Macedonia: Revenue Risk Management Workshop
CTF Director for Customs and Trade Facilitation, Steve Brady, visited the region in October. His trip included three countries: Bulgaria, Kosovo...

Crown Agents Submitted to the Minister of Finance the Final Report on the Programme for Modernisation of the Bulgarian Financial Administration
Crown Agents submitted to the Minister of Finance the Final Report on the Programme for Modernisation of Bulgarian Financial Administration, which...

Crown Agents’ Recommendations Provide Opportunities for Further Benefits to Bulgaria Beyond the End of the Consultancy Contract
At the final stakeholder committee meeting, Crown Agents confirmed that is now preparing a master schedule of more than 350 recommendations, made...

Crown Agents Supports Operational Activities of Bulgarian Revenue Authorities Aimed at Enhancement of State Revenue Collection
Crown Agents supported a number of operational activities of Bulgarian revenue agencies, carried out during the last month in order to enhance state...