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Sam Gibbons: “I would like to commend all the people in Bulgaria for what they have done. I do not think it is widely known here in…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1996
I would like to commend all the people in Bulgaria for what they have done. I do not think it is widely known here in the Congress or widely known throughout the world, but Bulgaria has modernized its revenue collection system, and has adopted a very comprehensive value-added tax. Now, that is something that we are going to hear more about in our future around here, but the gentleman from Illinois is here, and I urge the adoption of this bill.
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Sam Gibbons
Florida

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Discussing Bulgaria's progress and urging the adoption of a related bill.

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