On 10 August 2026, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA) published a summary from the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) on the one-year period of mandatory dual display of prices in leva and euro. The period runs from 8 August 2025 to 8 August 2026.
What the CPC reports
According to the announcement relayed by BTA, the commission carried out 14,535 checks. They cover physical shops, tourist sites, online shops and other online trade. The checks covered the display of prices in leva and euro, conversion at the official rate, rounding, legibility of labels, consistency between the advertised and the paid price, and the economic justification of increases.
The result is 1121 acts establishing administrative violations, 474 agreements and 272 penalty decrees. The total value of the sanctions imposed is 1.31 million euros. The most common violations are missing or incorrect dual display, wrong conversion and rounding, a different size, type or colour of font, an unclear currency marking and economically unjustified price increases.
The figures are reported by the CPC itself and have not been independently verified. They are for trade as a whole, not only for restaurants and venues.
What changes from 9 August 2026
From 9 August 2026, mandatory dual display no longer applies. Selling prices are stated in euro. The trader may also show the equivalent in leva, but only for information and with a clear statement that the euro price is the binding one.
The end of dual display does not mean the end of price controls. According to BTA, the ban on economically unjustified price increases under the Consumer Protection Act applies from 9 August 2026 to 9 August 2027. The trader must be able to show a direct and proportional link between the increase and objective reasons, for example higher costs of supplies, labour, energy or raw materials. According to the same announcement, the fine for a single violation can reach 100,000 euros, and each violation for a separate product, service or site is penalised separately.
What to do in your venue
The exact scope of the ban and the way it applies to your type of property are not the subject of this news item. Check for your property in the text of the law or with the CPC. A few practical steps do not require legal interpretation:
- Keep invoices and suppliers' price lists that show when and by how much your costs have changed.
- Record the date, the old price and the new price for every change in the menu.
- Check that all prices in the menu, on paper and online, are in euro and match those at the till.
- If you show leva, mark clearly that they are for information only.
For the timing and the way to announce a new price to your guests, see the article "When to raise your prices and how to tell your guests".
Prices in the menu
If your menu is digital, the price is changed on the dish from the portal or from your phone. Changes are a draft until published, and the link to the menu stays the same, so all the new prices appear at once. Do not forget the paper copies, if you use any. The ISKA Menu plans and their prices are on the pricing page.