Investment support

Through its one-stop service, Invest Stara Zagora provides customized investor supports from pre-investment consultation, and investment execution, to post - investment process.

Pre-investment consultation

Provision of information on investment environment

Consultation on investment procedures / requirements, finding investment partner

Consultation for investors

Consultation on incentives, laws, employment, land acquisition, etc. On site visits (at home and abroad)

Investment support

Tax incentives

Vat exempt for import of equipment for investment projects implemented within a period of two years

10% corporate tax (flat rate)

10% personal income tax rate

5% withholding tax on dividents and liquidation quotas (0% for EU tax residents)

Possibility for R&D expenditure write-off

No restrictions concerning capital repatriation

Accelerated depreciation of 2 years for computers and new manufacturing equipment

Local tax and fees:

property tax: 0.145% of the tax base of the property, the property tax on industrial buildings is calculated on the higher between book value and the tax base

waste fee 3.5% of the tax base /reported value/ of the property

transport vehicle tax - the municipal council determines the amount of tax due for each type of transport vehicle

Investment incentives

INCENTIVE MEASURE	PRIORITY CLASS	CLASS A	CLASS B	Investment projects of municipal importance
	50 million EUR (investment amount)	1-5 million EUR (investment amount)	500 thousand-2.5 million EUR (investment amount)	1 million EUR
	50-150 (new jobs)	25-150 (new jobs)	10-100 (new jobs)
Shorthened administrative procedure	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫
No tenders no competion	⚫	⚫	⚫	⚫
Financial support for vocational training	⚫	⚫	⚫
Reimbursement of social security costs	⚫	⚫	⚫
Individial services	⚫	⚫		⚫
Financing the construction of thechical infrastructure	⚫	⚫
Public-private partnerships	⚫
No taxes when changing land status	⚫
Acquisition of land at lower prices	⚫
Subsidies for research and development	⚫