Prime Minister Borissov Proposes Mechanism for Vignette Fee Exemption

Regional Development and Public Works Minister Petya Avramova said at a press conference in the Council of Ministers on Friday after a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov that he proposed to the National Association of Municipalities (NAM) a mechanism for exempting vehicle owners from a vignette fee for certain roads.

Municipalities should submit such demands to the Regional Development and Public Works Ministry, hence taking up maintenance of the given sections. The demands will first have to be approved by the respective municipal council, allowing for the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) to transfer the given road section to the municipality.

Avramova said that in a few weeks, NAM should inform its members of the proposal.

Borissov apologized to people for the difficulties they had to run in when buying e-vignettes. "When one starts digitalization, there is always a period of turbulence," said he, adding that he hopes the sale process will be under control in 10 to 15 days.

Anton Andonov, RIA's National Road Toll Administration Director, said on Thursday that the digitalizing of vignettes has been held back because of numerous fraud attempts.

Source: BTA