The Bulgarian government approved the budget 2019, projecting a fiscal deficit of 0.5 per cent of GDP for the year under the national methodology compared to the expected 0.5 per cent of GDP budget surplus in 2018.
Romania's government has approved a package of controversial changes to the tax code, despite critics from trade unions and protests held in front of the government building.
Global oil prices have been partly behind the disinflation trend in CEE since late 2014. Hungary, Poland and Romania are among countries with relatively strong inflation impact of rising fuel prices.