In 2022, the total value of investments and current Environmental protection and restoration expenditures is 3 030 million BGN, which is 14.6% more than the previous year. Compared to 2021, there is an increase in the level of investments (3.8%) and the level of current expenditures increased (18.6%). The value of the investments made in 2022 is 731 million BGN. Current expenditures in 2022 account for 75.9% of total environmental expenditures (2 298 million BGN).
Environmental protection and restoration expenditures include the expenditures of acquiring tangible and intangible assets (investments) and the expenditures of maintaining/operating them, including environmental measures (running expenditures). The largest share of the total expenditures is spent on waste recovery and disposal (59%), air protection (16%) and wastewater treatment (15%).
The Environmental protection and restoration expenditures are part of the total expenditure of tangible and intangible fixed assets. In 2022, the share of expenditure available at the end of the year for acquisition of tangible and intangible fixed assets with ecological use amounts to 2.6% of the total expenditure for acquisition of tangible and intangible fixed assets in the country.
Detailed data can be found on the NSI website under the heading 'Environment'.
