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Investment Climate Survey 2004

Bulgaria, 2004
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BGR_2004_ICS_v01_M_WB
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/ttvq-cj95
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World Bank,
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Enterprise Surveys
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May 04, 2011
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Data file: Bulgaria-2004--full data-

The file contains the cleaned, raw database. Text of questions can be found in "Administrative and regulatory costs and the investment climate in Bulgaria private enterprise survey" in "Questionnaires" folder.

Cases: 548
Variables: 692

Variables

c35b_6_2
National Social Security Institute-Number of inspectors
c35b_6_3
Municipal police-Number of inspectors
c35b_6_4
Hygiene-Epidemiology-Number of inspectors
c35b_6_5
Fire-Number of inspectors
c35b_6_6
Tax Inspection-Number of inspectors
c35b_6_7
Environmental-Number of inspectors
c35b_6_8
Other-Number of inspectors
c35c_1
National Social Security Institute
c35c_2
Municipal police
c35c_3
Hygiene-Epidemiology
c35c_4
Fire
c35c_5
Tax Inspection
c35c_6
Environmental
c35c_7
Other
c36a_a
Your firm's treatment by tax authorities-obstacle
c36a_b
Availability of information on tax requirements-obstacle
c36a_c
Completing tax forms- filing-obstacle
c36a_d
Burden of Audits-obstacle
c36a_e
Frequency of changes in rules and rates-obstacle
c36a_f
Severity of Penalties-obstacle
c36a_g
Effectiveness of Appeals mechanisms-obstacle
c36b_a
Your firm's treatment by tax authorities-how severe is
c36b_b
Availability of information on tax requirements-how severe is
c36b_c
Completing tax forms- filing-how severe is
c36b_d
Burden of Audits-how severe is
c36b_e
Frequency of changes in rules and rates-how severe is
c36b_f
Severity of Penalties-how severe is
c36b_g
Effectiveness of Appeals mechanisms-how severe is
c37a_b
Corporate Income Tax-Submit forms
c37a_c
VAT-Submit forms
c37a_d
Social Security payments-Submit forms
c37a_e
Excise Tax-Submit forms
c37a_f
NSI forms-Submit forms
c37a_g
Other-Submit forms
c37b_a
Total-Numb. per last 12 m.
c37b_b
Corporate Income Tax-Numb. per last 12 m.
c37b_c
VAT-Numb. Per last 12 m.
c37b_d
Social Security payments-Numb. per last 12 m.
c37b_e
Excise Tax-Numb. per last 12 m.
c37b_f
NSI forms-Numb. per last 12 m.
c37b_g
Other-Numb. per last 12 m.
c37c_a
Total-Person Days of firm's time
c37c_b
Corporate Income Tax-Person Days of firm's time
c37c_c
VAT-Person Days of firm's time
c37c_d
Social Security payments-Person Days of firm's time
c37c_e
Excise Tax-Person Days of firm's time
c37c_f
NSI forms-Person Days of firm's time
c37c_g
Other-Person Days of firm's time
c381_a
Hire an outside accounting- audit firm
c381_b
Assessed any fines by the tax authorities
c381_c
Gave any gifts or bribes to tax officials
c382_a
Hire an outside accounting- audit firm- Paid in BGN per year
c382_b
Assessed any fines by the tax authorities- Paid in BGN per year
c382_c
Gave any gifts or bribes to tax officials- Paid in BGN per year
c411_a
Export
c411_b
Import
c412_a
Export- Estimated Total Value of goods
c412_b
Import Estimated Total Value of goods
c421_1_2
Border police
c421_1_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections
c421_1_4
Customs clearance
c421_2d1
Export Total-Cal days
c421_2d2
Border police-Cal days
c421_2d3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Cal days
c421_2d4
Customs clearance-Cal days
c421_2c1
Export Total-Ag.days
c421_2c2
Border police-Ag.days
c421_2c3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Ag.days
c421_2c4
Customs clearance-Ag.days
c421_3_1
Export Total-Total costs
c421_3_2
Border police-Total costs
c421_3_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Total costs
c421_3_4
Customs clearance-Total costs
c421_4_2
Border police-Official fees
c421_4_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Official fees
c421_4_4
Customs clearance-Official fees
c421_5_1
Export Total-Official fees
c421_5_2
Border police-Official fees
c421_5_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Official fees
c421_5_4
Customs clearance-Official fees
c421_6_2
Border police-Storage-demurrage
c421_6_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Storage-demurrage
c421_6_4
Customs clearance-Storage-demurrage
c421_7_1
Export Total-Storage-demurrage
c421_7_2
Border police-Storage-demurrage
c421_7_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Storage-demurrage
c421_7_4
Customs clearance-Storage-demurrage
c421_8_2
Border police-Outside help
c421_8_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Outside help
c421_8_4
Customs clearance-Outside help
c421_9_1
Export Total-Official fees
c421_9_2
Border police-Official fees
c421_9_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Official fees
c421_9_4
Customs clearance-Official fees
c421_102
Border police-Unofficial payments
c421_103
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Unofficial payments
c421_104
Customs clearance-Unofficial payments
c421_111
Export Total-Unofficial payments
c421_112
Border police-Unofficial payments
c421_113
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Unofficial payments
c421_114
Customs clearance-Unofficial payments
c422_1_2
Border police
c422_1_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections
c422_1_4
Customs clearance
c422_1_5
VAT payment
c422_2d1
Import Total-Cal days
c422_2d2
Border police-Cal days
c422_2d3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Cal days
c422_2d4
Customs clearance-Cal days
c422_2d5
VAT payment-Cal days
c422_2c1
Import Total-Ag.days
c422_2c2
Border police-Ag.days
c422_2c3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Ag.days
c422_2c4
Customs clearance-Ag.days
c422_2c5
VAT payment-Ag.days
c422_3_1
Import Total-Total costs
c422_3_2
Border police-Total costs
c422_3_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Total costs
c422_3_4
Customs clearance-Total costs
c422_3_5
VAT payment-Total costs
c422_4_2
Border police-Official fees
c422_4_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Official fees
c422_4_4
Customs clearance-Official fees
c422_4_5
VAT payment-Official fees
c422_5_1
Import Total-Official fees
c422_5_2
Border police-Official fees
c422_5_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Official fees
c422_5_4
Customs clearance-Official fees
c422_5_5
VAT payment-Official fees
c422_6_2
Border police-Storage-demurrage
c422_6_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Storage-demurrage
c422_6_4
Customs clearance-Storage-demurrage
c422_6_5
VAT payment-Storage-demurrage
c422_7_1
Import Total-Storage-demurrage
c422_7_2
Border police-Storage-demurrage
c422_7_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Storage-demurrage
c422_7_4
Customs clearance-Storage-demurrage
c422_7_5
VAT payment-Storage-demurrage
c422_8_2
Border police-Outside help
c422_8_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Outside help
c422_8_4
Customs clearance-Outside help
c422_8_5
VAT payment-Outside help
c422_9_1
Import Total-Outside help
c422_9_2
Border police-Outside help
c422_9_3
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Outside help
c422_9_4
Customs clearance-Outside help
c422_9_5
VAT payment-Outside help
c422_102
Border police-Unofficial payments
c422_103
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Unofficial payments
c422_104
Customs clearance-Unofficial payments
c422_105
VAT payment-Unofficial payments
c422_111
Import Total-Unofficial payments
c422_112
Border police-Unofficial payments
c422_113
Vetr.&phyto-sanitary inspections-Unofficial payments
c422_114
Customs clearance-Unofficial payments
c422_115
VAT payment-Unofficial payments
c42b_1
Did you submit a request for VAT rebate or duty drawback
c42b_2
How long did it take
c43_1
Did your firm use a brokerage or freight forward service in the
c43_2
How much was the average fee as a % of the transaction value
c44_a
Has your firm been involved in any legal dispute-National Government
c44_b
Has your firm been involved in any legal dispute-Regional-local Government
c44_a1
Going to court-National Government
c44_a2
Going to court-Regional-local Government
c46_1
The problem was too small to go to the court
c46_2
Court process is too long
c46_3
Court decision will not be fair to the firm
c46_4
An eventual court decision in favor of my firm will not be enforceable
c46_5
Lack of firm money to pay lawyers
c46_6
Necessity to pay bribes
c46_7
Easier to settle out of court
c46_8
Fear of retribution by authorities
c46_9
All in all even-will not bring any benefits
c46_10
Other
c46_11
Don't know-No answer
c48
Total annual costs for all administrative procedures
c49
Optimal share of employees-%
c50
Gifts or informal payments-% of annual sales
c51_a
To get connected to and maintain public services
c51_b
To obtain business licenses and permits
c51_c
To obtain government contracts
c51_d
To deal with occupational health and safety inspections
c51_e
To deal with fire and building inspections
c51_f
To deal with environmental inspections
c51_g
To deal with taxes and tax collection
c51_h
To deal with customs-imports
c51_i
To deal with courts
c51_j
To influence the content of new legisl.rules decrees etc.
c52
What % of total sales would reports for tax purposes
e5
Does your establishment own or share a generator
e6
What % comes from your own or share generator
e7
The generator's original cost to your establishment in BGN
e8
Year-establishment purchase -start to use the generator
e9_a
Water supply-get from-Municipal-public sources
e9_b
Water supply-get from-Your own well or a shared well
e9_c
Water supply-get from-Purchased from private vendors
e10
% of the value of your average cargo consignment is lost
f1_1a
Working capital-Internal funds or Retained earnings
f1_1b
Working capital-Local commercial banks
f1_1c
Working capital-Foreign owned commercial banks
f1_1d
Working capital-Leasing arrangement
f1_1e
Working capital-Investment Funds-Special Devel.Financing-
f1_1f
Working capital-Trade credit
f1_1g
Working capital-Credit cards
f1_1h
Working capital-Equity, sale of stock
f1_1i
Working capital-Family, friends
f1_1j
Working capital-Informal sources
f1_1k
Working capital-Contributed capital
f1_1l
Working capital-Other
f1_2a
New Investments-Internal funds or Retained earnings
f1_2b
New Investments-Local commercial banks
f1_2c
New Investments-Foreign owned commercial banks
f1_2d
New Investments-Leasing arrangement
f1_2e
New Investments-Investment Funds-Special Devel.Financing-
f1_2f
New Investments-Trade credit
f1_2g
New Investments-Credit cards
f1_2h
New Investments-Equity, sale of stock
f1_2i
New Investments-Family, friends
f1_2j
New Investments-Informal sources
f1_2k
New Investments-Contributed capital
f1_2l
New Investments-Other
f2_1a
An overdraft facility
f2_1b
Line of credit
f2_2a
An overdraft facility-What % is currently unused
f2_2b
Line of credit-What % is currently unused
f3
The most recent loan or overdraft financing approved
f4
Did the financing require collateral or a deposit
f5_a
Land and buildings
f5_b
Machinery
f5_c
Intangible assets (accounts receivable, inventory)
f5_d
Personal assets of owner-manager
f5_e
Other
f6
Value of collateral required as a % of the loan value
f7
What is the loan's approximate annual cost- rate of interest
f8
What is the duration (term) of the loan?
f9
Total borrowing-% in foreign currency
f10_a
A check-days
f10_b
A domestic currency wire
f10_c
A foreign currency wire
f11
Annual financial statement reviewed by an external auditor
g1
The judicial system will enforce my contractual
g2
What percent of your establishment's sales are pre-paid
g7
%-establishment's disputes over payments-resolved by court action
g8
How many weeks did those court cases take to resolve
h1_a
Security - % of its total sales
h1_b
Protection payments - % of its total sales
h1_c
Insurances - % of its total sales
h2
The losses of theft, robbery - % of total sales
h3
What share of the incidents did you report to the police?
h4
What share were solved (the perpetrator was caught, etc.)
i1_1
Does any activity-related to production of goods
i1
Real output produced relative to the maximum amount
i2_1_a
2001 - sales changed
i2_1_b
2002 - sales changed
i2_1_c
2003 - sales changed
i2_2_a
2001 - sales changed %
i2_2_b
2002 - sales changed %
i2_2_c
2003 - sales changed %
i7
Has your firm received ISO certification
i9_1
Leading ways-technological innovations-The most important
i9_2
Leading ways-technological innovations-The second
i9_3
Leading ways-technological innovations-The third
j1_a
Ave. number of workers during fiscal year 2003
j1_b
Percentage of female for 2003
j2_a
Total MONTHLY wages in BGN for 2003
j2_b
Total MONTHLY compensation in BGN for 2003
j2_c
Total MONTHLY compensation in BGN for 2003
j6
In 2003, how many new employees did your plant hire?
j7_a
2003-Were dismissed or laid off
j7_b
2003-Left due to sickness or died, retired
j7_c
2003-Left for other reasons
j8
How many unfilled vacancies does your plant currently have
j10
Do you offer formal training to your permanent employees
j11_ka
Workers-main product line-% received formal training in 2001
j11_kb
Workers-main product line-average number of weeks of training
j11_na
Service workers-% received formal training in 2001
j11_nb
Service workers-average number of weeks of training
j12
Are trade unions present and active in your plant
j12a
What percent of your workforce is unionized
j13
Relationship between firm management and unions
j14_a
Strikes or other labor disputes-days
j14_b
Civil unrest-days
j14_c
Employee absenteeism due to illness, death, funerals-days
j15
Is your plant covered by an branch level collective agreement
j16_a
Up to 7 years of education-%
j16_b
Up to 12 years of education-%
j16_c
Over 12 years of education-%
k1_1a
Exports- changed
k1_1b
Fixed Assets- changed
k1_2a
Exports - %
k1_2b
Fixed Assets - %
k2_a
The estimate of your firm's total sales in 2003
k2_b
Replacement value of the physical production assets-2003
k3_a
New buildings, machinery and equipment-% of the annual sales
k3_b
Research and development-% of the annual sales
k3_c
Advertising and marketing-% of the annual sales
k3_d
Raw materials and bought in components-% of the annual sales
k4_1
Level of debt at the end of 2003
k4_2
Level of debt at the end of 1998 and beginning of 1999
k5_1
In 2003-level of gross profits in relation to your total sales
Total: 692
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