European Central Bank 24 October 2012, Opinion of the European Central Bank of 24 October 2012 on fiscal rules and on the servicing of bank accounts and payments of budget organisations (CON/2012/79)

EN ECB-PUBLIC OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 24 October 2012 on fiscal rules and on the servicing of bank accounts and payments of budget organisations (CON/2012/79) Introduction and legal basis On 28 August 2012, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance for an opinion on a draft law on public finance (hereinafter the ‘draft law’).