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Investment Climate Survey 2004

Bulgaria, 2004
Enterprise Surveys
Central
World Bank,
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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

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
old_idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
t1
Number of interview
t1_1
Region
t1_2
Number of the interviewer
t1_3
Number of the respondent
t2
Number of the firm
a1
When did your firm begin operat.in BG
a2
Current legal status of your firm
a3a
% Owned by BG private companies or individuals
a3b
% Owned by Foreign private companies or individuals
a3c
% State owned
a3d
% Other
a4
Was your firm previously owned by the government
a4a
When the enterprise was privatized-year
a5a
What % is owned by the largest shareholder or owner
a6a
How many establishments does your firm have
a6b
Holdings or operations in other countries
a7a_d
This establishment
a7a_e
Headquarters (if different)
a8_1
What is your main product line-NACE
a8_2
What is your main product line-sample
b11a_1
Sold domestically (in Bulgaria)
b11a_2
Exported directly
b11a_3
Exported indirectly (through a distributor)
b11b_1
What was the year your establ.first exported
b11b_2_1
The biggest destinations for your exports-1
b11b_2_2
The biggest destinations for your exports-2
b11b_2_3
The biggest destinations for your exports-3
b13_a
Most important input or supply-days of inventory
b13_b
Internal and lab testing of delivered inputs - days
b14
Material-lower than agreed upon quality - %
b15
% of sales-last year were lost due to delivery delays
ad1_1
You products meet the compet.requirem.-BG markets
ad1_2
You products meet the compet.requirem.-EU markets
ad1_3
You products meet the compet.requirem.-World markets
ad2
Informat.about national project-business encouragements
ad3
When Bulgaria joins the EU
ad4
Strong to resist-compet. pressure of the EU Market
ad5_1
What will be the impact on your business-1
ad5_2
What will be the impact on your business-2
ad5_3
What will be the impact on your business-3
ad6
Requirements-BG market should meet when joining the EU
c18a
Telecommunications
c18b
Electricity
c18c
Transportation
c18d
Access to Land
c18e
Tax rates
c18f
Relationship with tax administration
c18g
Customs and Trade Regulations
c18h
Labor Regulations
c18i
Skills and Education of Available Workers
c18j
Business Licensing and Operating Permits
c18k
Access to Financing (e.g. collateral)
c18l
Cost of Financing (e.g. interest rates)
c18m
Economic and Regulatory Policy Uncertainty
c18n
Macroeconomic Instability (inflation, exchange rate)
c18o
Crime, theft and disorder
c18p
Anti-competitive or informal practices
c18q
Legal system-conflict resolution
c18r
Registering a new enterprise
c18s
Standards and certification
c18t
Environmental regulations
c18u
Fire- safety and sanitary regulations
c18v
Foreign exchange-currency regulations
c18w
Price regulations
c18x
Business inspections (of all types)
c18y
Competition law regulations
c19
Efficiency of government in delivering services
c20
Interpret.of regul.affecting my establ.are consistent
c22a
Municipality government
c22b
The national government
c23
Requirements imposed by gov.regul.-week-%
c24_a
Register business-year
c24_b
Re-register, make changes-registered documents-year
c25_1_2
Firm Registration
c25_1_3
Tax Registration
c25_2d1
Total-Cal days
c25_2d2
Firm Registration-Cal days
c25_2d3
Tax Registration-Cal days
c25_2c1
Total-Ag.days
c25_2c2
Firm Registration-Ag.days
c25_2c3
Tax Registration-Ag.days
c25_3_1
Total-Total costs
c25_3_2
Firm Registration-Total costs
c25_3_3
Tax Registration-Total costs
c25_4_2
Firm Registration-Official fees
c25_4_3
Tax Registration-Official fees
c25_5_1
Total-Official fees
c25_5_2
Firm Registration-Official fees
c25_5_3
Tax Registration-Official fees
c25_6_2
Firm Registration-Outside help
c25_6_3
Tax Registration-Outside help
c25_7_1
Total-Outside help
c25_7_2
Firm Registration-Outside help
c25_7_3
Tax Registration-Outside help
c25_8_2
Firm Registration-Unofficial payments
c25_8_3
Tax Registration-Unofficial payments
c25_9_1
Total-Unofficial payments
c25_9_2
Firm Registration-Unofficial payments
c25_9_3
Tax Registration-Unofficial payments
c26_a
Firm Registration
c26_b
Tax Registration
c27_1_2
General Trade License-Permit
c27_1_3
Construction
c27_1_4
Wholesale-Retail
c27_1_5
Retail of fuel
c27_1_6
Customs agent
c27_1_7
Permit for tobacco production
c27_1_8
Permit for alcohol production
c27_1_9
Permit for public transport
c27_1_10
Other
c27_2d1
Total for all licenses-Cal days
c27_2d2
General Trade License-Permit-Cal days
c27_2d3
Construction-Cal days
c27_2d4
Wholesale-Retail-Cal days
c27_2d5
Retail of fuel-Cal days
c27_2d6
Customs agent-Cal days
c27_2d7
Permit for tobacco production-Cal days
c27_2d8
Permit for alcohol production-Cal days
c27_2d9
Permit for public transport-Cal days
c27_2d10
Other-Cal days
c27_2c1
Total for all licenses-Ag.days
c27_2c2
General Trade License-Permit-Ag.days
c27_2c3
Construction-Ag.days
c27_2c4
Wholesale-Retail-Ag.days
c27_2c5
Retail of fuel-Ag.days
c27_2c6
Customs agent-Ag.days
c27_2c7
Permit for tobacco production-Ag.days
c27_2c8
Permit for alcohol production-Ag.days
c27_2c9
Permit for public transport-Ag.days
c27_2c10
Other-Ag.days
c27_3_1
Total for all licenses-Total costs
c27_3_2
General Trade License-Permit-Total costs
c27_3_3
Construction-Total costs
c27_3_4
Wholesale-Retail-Total costs
c27_3_5
Retail of fuel-Total costs
c27_3_6
Customs agent-Total costs
c27_3_7
Permit for tobacco production-Total costs
c27_3_8
Permit for alcohol production-Total costs
c27_3_9
Permit for public transport-Total costs
c27_3_10
Other-Total costs
c27_4_2
General Trade License-Permit-Official fees
c27_4_3
Construction-Official fees
c27_4_4
Wholesale-Retail-Official fees
c27_4_5
Retail of fuel-Official fees
c27_4_6
Customs agent-Official fees
c27_4_7
Permit for tobacco production-Official fees
c27_4_8
Permit for alcohol production-Official fees
c27_4_9
Permit for public transport-Official fees
c27_4_10
Other-Official fees
c27_5_1
Total for all licenses-Official fees
c27_5_2
General Trade License-Permit-Official fees
c27_5_3
Construction-Official fees
c27_5_4
Wholesale-Retail-Official fees
c27_5_5
Retail of fuel-Official fees
c27_5_6
Customs agent-Official fees
c27_5_7
Permit for tobacco production-Official fees
c27_5_8
Permit for alcohol production-Official fees
c27_5_9
Permit for public transport-Official fees
c27_5_10
Other-Official fees
c27_6_2
General Trade License-Permit-Outside help
c27_6_3
Construction-Outside help
c27_6_4
Wholesale-Retail-Outside help
c27_6_5
Retail of fuel-Outside help
c27_6_6
Customs agent-Outside help
c27_6_7
Permit for tobacco production-Outside help
c27_6_8
Permit for alcohol production-Outside help
c27_6_9
Permit for public transport-Outside help
c27_6_10
Other-Outside help
c27_7_1
Total for all licenses-Outside help
c27_7_2
General Trade License-Permit-Outside help
c27_7_3
Construction-Outside help
c27_7_4
Wholesale-Retail-Outside help
c27_7_5
Retail of fuel-Outside help
c27_7_6
Customs agent-Outside help
c27_7_7
Permit for tobacco production-Outside help
c27_7_8
Permit for alcohol production-Outside help
c27_7_9
Permit for public transport-Outside help
c27_7_10
Other-Outside help
c27_8_2
General Trade License-Permit-Unofficial payments
c27_8_3
Construction-Unofficial payments
c27_8_4
Wholesale-Retail-Unofficial payments
c27_8_5
Retail of fuel-Unofficial payments
c27_8_6
Customs agent-Unofficial payments
c27_8_7
Permit for tobacco production-Unofficial payments
c27_8_8
Permit for alcohol production-Unofficial payments
c27_8_9
Permit for public transport-Unofficial payments
c27_8_10
Other-Unofficial payments
c27_9_1
Total for all licenses-Unofficial payments
c27_9_2
General Trade License-Permit-Unofficial payments
c27_9_3
Construction-Unofficial payments
c27_9_4
Wholesale-Retail-Unofficial payments
c27_9_5
Retail of fuel-Unofficial payments
c27_9_6
Customs agent-Unofficial payments
c27_9_7
Permit for tobacco production-Unofficial payments
c27_9_8
Permit for alcohol production-Unofficial payments
c27_9_9
Permit for public transport-Unofficial payments
c27_9_10
Other-Unofficial payments
c28_1
General Trade License-Permit
c28_2
Construction
c28_3
Wholesale-Retail
c28_4
Retail of fuel
c28_5
Customs agent
c28_6
Permit for tobacco production
c28_7
Permit for alcohol production
c28_8
Permit for public transport
c28_9
Other
c29_a
Does the firm own or rent the building
c29_b
Does the firm own or rent the land
c30_1_2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners
c30_1_3
Obtaining a land survey
c30_1_4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre
c30_1_5
Change the main usage of land
c30_2d1
Total, Land Acquisition-Cal days
c30_2d2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners-Cal days
c30_2d3
Obtaining a land survey-Cal days
c30_2d4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre-Cal days
c30_2d5
Change the main usage of land-Cal days
c30_2c1
Total, Land Acquisition-Ag.days
c30_2c2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners-Ag.days
c30_2c3
Obtaining a land survey-Ag.days
c30_2c4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre-Ag.days
c30_2c5
Change the main usage of land-Ag.days
c30_3_1
Total, Land Acquisition -Total costs
c30_3_2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners-Total costs
c30_3_3
Obtaining a land survey-Total costs
c30_3_4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre-Total costs
c30_3_5
Change the main usage of land-Total costs
c30_4_2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners-Official fees
c30_4_3
Obtaining a land survey-Official fees
c30_4_4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre-Official fees
c30_4_5
Change the main usage of land-Official fees
c30_5_1
Total, Land Acquisition -Official fees
c30_5_2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners-Official fees
c30_5_3
Obtaining a land survey-Official fees
c30_5_4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre-Official fees
c30_5_5
Change the main usage of land-Official fees
c30_6_2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners-Outside help
c30_6_3
Obtaining a land survey-Outside help
c30_6_4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre-Outside help
c30_6_5
Change the main usage of land-Outside help
c30_7_1
Total, Land Acquisition-Outside help
c30_7_2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners-Outside help
c30_7_3
Obtaining a land survey-Outside help
c30_7_4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre-Outside help
c30_7_5
Change the main usage of land-Outside help
c30_8_2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners-Unofficial payments
c30_8_3
Obtaining a land survey-Unofficial payments
c30_8_4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre-Unofficial payments
c30_8_5
Change the main usage of land-Unofficial payments
c30_9_1
Total, Land Acquisition -Unofficial payments
c30_9_2
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners-Unofficial payments
c30_9_3
Obtaining a land survey-Unofficial payments
c30_9_4
Registering title in the land office-cadastre-Unofficial payments
c30_9_5
Change the main usage of land-Unofficial payments
c31_1
Identifying, contacting, dealing with owners
c31_2
Obtaining a land survey
c31_3
Registering title in the land office-cadastre
c32_1_2
Design Approval
c32_1_3
Construction Permit
c32_1_4
Occupancy-Use Permit
c32_2d1
Total, Construction Permit and Approval-Cal days
c32_2d2
Design Approval-Cal days
c32_2d3
Construction Permit-Cal days
c32_2d4
Occupancy-Use Permit-Cal days
c32_2c1
Total, Construction Permit and Approval-Ag.days
c32_2c2
Design Approval-Ag.days
c32_2c3
Construction Permit-Ag.days
c32_2c4
Occupancy-Use Permit-Ag.days
c32_3_1
Total, Construction Permit and Approval-Total costs
c32_3_2
Design Approval-Total costs
c32_3_3
Construction Permit-Total costs
c32_3_4
Occupancy-Use Permit-Total costs
c32_4_2
Design Approval-Official fees
c32_4_3
Construction Permit-Official fees
c32_4_4
Occupancy-Use Permit-Official fees
c32_5_1
Total, Construction Permit and Approval-Official fees
c32_5_2
Design Approval-Official fees
c32_5_3
Construction Permit-Official fees
c32_5_4
Occupancy-Use Permit-Official fees
c32_6_2
Design Approval-Outside help
c32_6_3
Construction Permit-Outside help
c32_6_4
Occupancy-Use Permit-Outside help
c32_7_1
Total, Construction Permit and Approval-Outside help
c32_7_2
Design Approval-Outside help
c32_7_3
Construction Permit-Outside help
c32_7_4
Occupancy-Use Permit-Outside help
c32_8_2
Design Approval-Unofficial payments
c32_8_3
Construction Permit-Unofficial payments
c32_8_4
Occupancy-Use Permit-Unofficial payments
c32_9_1
Total, Construction Permit and Approval-Unofficial payments
c32_9_2
Design Approval-Unofficial payments
c32_9_3
Construction Permit-Unofficial payments
c32_9_4
Occupancy-Use Permit-Unofficial payments
c33_1
Design Approval
c33_2
Construction Permit
c33_3
Occupancy-Use Permit
c34_1_1
Electricity
c34_1_2
Gas
c34_1_3
Water-Sewer
c34_1_4
Phone-Telecom
c34_2_1
Electricity
c34_2_2
Gas
c34_2_3
Water-Sewer
c34_2_4
Phone-Telecom
c34_3d1
Electricity-Cal days
c34_3d2
Gas-Cal days
c34_3d3
Water-Sewer-Cal days
c34_3d4
Phone-Telecom-Cal days
c34_3c1
Electricity-Ag.days
c34_3c2
Gas-Ag.days
c34_3c3
Water-Sewer-Ag.days
c34_3c4
Phone-Telecom-Ag.days
c34_4_1
Electricity-Total costs
c34_4_2
Gas-Total costs
c34_4_3
Water-Sewer-Total costs
c34_4_4
Phone-Telecom-Total costs
c34_5_1
Electricity-Official fees
c34_5_2
Gas-Official fees
c34_5_3
Water-Sewer-Official fees
c34_5_4
Phone-Telecom-Official fees
c34_6_1
Electricity-Official fees
c34_6_2
Gas-Official fees
c34_6_3
Water-Sewer-Official fees
c34_6_4
Phone-Telecom-Official fees
c34_7_1
Electricity-Outside help
c34_7_2
Gas-Outside help
c34_7_3
Water-Sewer-Outside help
c34_7_4
Phone-Telecom-Outside help
c34_8_1
Electricity-Outside help
c34_8_2
Gas-Outside help
c34_8_3
Water-Sewer-Outside help
c34_8_4
Phone-Telecom-Outside help
c34_9_1
Electricity-Unofficial payments
c34_9_2
Gas-Unofficial payments
c34_9_3
Water-Sewer-Unofficial payments
c34_9_4
Phone-Telecom-Unofficial payments
c34_10_1
Electricity-Unofficial payments
c34_10_2
Gas-Unofficial payments
c34_10_3
Water-Sewer-Unofficial payments
c34_10_4
Phone-Telecom-Unofficial payments
c35_a
Has your company been inspected during the past 12 months
c35b_1_2
National Social Security Institute
c35b_1_3
Municipal police
c35b_1_4
Hygiene-Epidemiology
c35b_1_5
Fire
c35b_1_6
Tax Inspection
c35b_1_7
Environmental
c35b_1_8
Other
c35b_2_1
Total-Number of Inspections
c35b_2_2
National Social Security Institute-Number of Inspections
c35b_2_3
Municipal police-Number of Inspections
c35b_2_4
Hygiene-Epidemiology-Number of Inspections
c35b_2_5
Fire-Number of Inspections
c35b_2_6
Tax Inspection-Number of Inspections
c35b_2_7
Environmental-Number of Inspections
c35b_2_8
Other -Number of Inspections
c35b_3_1
Total-Duration-days
c35b_3_2
National Social Security Institute-Duration-days
c35b_3_3
Municipal police-Duration-days
c35b_3_4
Hygiene-Epidemiology-Duration-days
c35b_3_5
Fire-Duration-days
c35b_3_6
Tax Inspection-Duration-days
c35b_3_7
Environmental-Duration-days
c35b_3_8
Other-Duration-days
c35b_4_1
Total Inspections of which-Value of Fines
c35b_4_2
National Social Security Institute-Value of Fines
c35b_4_3
Municipal police-Value of Fines
c35b_4_4
Hygiene-Epidemiology-Value of Fines
c35b_4_5
Fire-Value of Fines
c35b_4_6
Tax Inspection-Value of Fines
c35b_4_7
Environmental-Value of Fines
c35b_4_8
Other-Value of Fines
c35b_5_1
Total-Value of Gifts, Bribes
c35b_5_2
National Social Security Institute-Value of Gifts, Bribes
c35b_5_3
Municipal police-Value of Gifts, Bribes
c35b_5_4
Hygiene-Epidemiology-Value of Gifts, Bribes
c35b_5_5
Fire-Value of Gifts, Bribes
c35b_5_6
Tax Inspection-Value of Gifts, Bribes
c35b_5_7
Environmental-Value of Gifts, Bribes
c35b_5_8
Other-Value of Gifts, Bribes
c35b_6_1
Total-Number of inspectors
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
k5_2
level at the end of 2001 and the beginig of 2002
k6
How much did your firm reinvest out of profits in 2003
p2_1
Position of the respondent 1
p2_2
Position of the respondent 2
p2_3
Position of the respondent 3
p3_d
Day of the interview
p3_m
Month of the interview
p4
Length of the interview
p5
Size of settlement
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