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Ippubblikat l-Abbozz tal-Baġit 2015
Fil-baġit għas-sena d-dieħla l-Gvern se jkompli jnaqqas id-defiċit tal-pajjiż filwaqt li jniżżel id-dejn għall-ewwel darba taħt is-70 fil-mija wara bosta snin. Dawn huma l-elementi ewlenin li joħorġu mill-abbozz ta’ baġit li l-Gvern Malti bagħat lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea skont ir-regoli Ewropej li daħlu fis-seħħ is-sena l-oħra. L-abbozz juri stimi ta’ dħul u ħruġ li d-dettalji tagħhom se…
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Maltese government is committed to strengthening relations with France
“The Maltese Government remains fully committed towards strengthening and further developing relations between Malta and France through a more flexible and dynamic approach that facilitates business while allowing operators to benefit from the many advantages that trade and investment our country has to offer” said the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna. Prof. Scicluna was…
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Government Committed to Continuity in Taxation
“The Government remains committed to ensuring that it does not make the burden of taxation heavier than it should be,” said the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna. PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Prof. Scicluna was speaking during the opening address to the Malta Institute of Management (MIM) Symposium titled “VAT, 10 Years…
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Malta supports fully the European investment initiative
Speaking at a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in Luxembourg, the Minister for Finance, Professor Edward Scicluna supported the initiative by the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB), in coordination with Member States, to set up a Task Force to address the need to strengthen project identification and development as a…
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Finance Minister briefs Senior Officials from Leading International Institutions during Washington Visit
Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna is holding a number of meetings with senior officials from the leading international institutions, briefing them about Malta’s economic, fiscal and financial outlook. The meetings are taking place on the back of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WB) held in Washington…
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Minister Scicluna addresses the Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Washington
“Although the age-old financial problems faced by many Commonwealth member countries are still with us today, our knowledge of finance is very different. So is the reaction to the crises by many advanced countries, including the European Union.” This was stated by the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna during the Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ Meeting…
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Pre Budget Consultation process yields results – Videoblog 63
In this video blog Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna explains that during the past weeks, no less than eight consultative meetings related to the coming budget took place, all part of the Pre Budget 2015 Consultation process. He explains that these meetings included three meetings held directly with the public across the whole…
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Government determined to ensure a level playing field
The Ministry for Finance is categorically refuting that there is a contradiction, seemingly or otherwise, between what was stated by the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna and what was stated by the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in connection with trade coming into Malta from Sicily. When emphasising the European Union’s stance regarding trade from…
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Il-Gvern jissokta bl-impenn tal-Konsultazzjoni dwar il-Baġit 2015 mal-Imsieħba Soċjali fi ħdan l-MCESD
Tlaqqa’ mill-ġdid il-Kunsill Malti għall-Iżvilupp Ekonomiku u Soċjali fejn tkompliet id-diskussjoni tal-Ministru tal-Finanzi Prof. Edward Scicluna mal-imsieħba soċjali bi tħejjija għall-baġit 2015. Din kienet it-tielet laqgħa li l-gvern organizza mal-MCESD dwar il-baġit u t-tminn laqgħa meta wieħed jinkludi s-sessjonijiet ta’ konsultazzjoni li saru mal-pubbliku fil-ġimgħat li għaddew. Fil-laqgħa tal-lum, il-membri ppreżentaw il-ħsibjiet…
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Musical Recital Performances in Maison Demandols as part of Notte Bianca Arts Festival Events
As part of the annual Notte Bianca night-time art festival, the Ministry for Finance will be opening the doors of Maison Demandols to the public and hosting a number of events in tune with the evening’s cultural and artistic ambiance on Saturday 4th October 2014. Maison Demandols will be host to various musical recitals and…