Consumers across Bulgaria are noticing a rise in bread prices, with reports from various cities highlighting increases in recent days. Traders explain that the return of the 20 percent VAT rate, which had previously been reduced to zero, is one of the main factors contributing to the price hike. Other causes include higher electricity and water costs, as well as an increase in the minimum wage. In Stara Zagora, the smallest increase in bread prices is reported to be 30 stotinki. Since January 1,