Bulgaria ditches budget plan after tens of thousands join protests

Demonstrators said the plan - the country's first in euros - attempted to hide widespread government corruption.

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Tens of thousands of people joined protests to oppose the draft budget, which they said attempted to hide widespread government corruption.

Clashes with the police broke out when some masked protesters attacked the offices of the ruling conservative Gerb party and also of the DPS party in Sofia.

The government said on Tuesday it would abandon the plan, which also would have raised taxes. It comes after similar protests broke out last week, when the initial plan was submitted to parliament.

Next year's budget will be Bulgaria's first delivered in euros, as it joins the eurozone on 1 January.