"A money-printing machine" or "a slush fund for the authorities": Where have 38 million euros from toll fees disappeared to?

Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025

Mediapool

Tol system is called a “cash box” due to suspicions that funds are being misappropriated despite infrastructure goals.

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The toll system is described as either a “money printing press” or a “cash box of power.” The former term was used by former prime minister and GERB leader Boyko Borisov due to expectations that toll revenues would generate one billion levs, which could finally fix Bulgaria’s road infrastructure. Carriers and the opposition called it the “cash box of power” because they suspected some of the money was being misappropriated.

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