The funds allotted to the Interior Ministry in budget 2011 are 5% more compared to 2010, Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, announced Saturday.

The BGN 50 M will be used for salaries and improving work conditions.

Tsvetanov reminded the Ministry owes about BGN 30 M as compensations to its employees, and needs really BGN 1 B more in order to function under normal conditions, but promised to make everything possible to fit within the budget frame.

The Minister opened Saturday in downtown Sofia the 18th edition of the national competition "Traffic Police Officer of the Year."