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Meeting with Chief Brexit Negotiator Mr Michel Barnier
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna welcomed Mr Michel Barnier, the EU Chief Brexit Negotiator at the Malta Freeport to discuss Malta’s preparedness for Brexit. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The Finance Minister highlighted the significant investment being made by Customs to intensify operations against smuggling of illegal substances. In fact, last year, the Customs department launched its…
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Jitqassmu ċ-Ċekkijiet biex ikompli jitnaqqas il-Piż tat-Taxxa
Il-ġimgħa l-oħra niedejt miżura mill-baġit għal din is-sena, li ġejja mill-programm elettorali għal din il-leġislatura. L-iskop ewlieni ta’ din il-miżura hu li tkompli titnaqqas it-taxxa. Hemm żewġ modi ta’ kif wieħed jista’ jnaqqas it-taxxa, fost oħrajn wieħed jista’ jċaqlaq is-sistema tat-taxxa b’mod li jkun hemm ‘tax refund’. Iżda mbagħad jiġri li dan jispiċċa jittieħed biss…
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Surplus għan-nies biex jindirizza inġustizzji tal-passat
Għat-tielet sena wara oħra l-gvern qed iżomm il-wegħda elettorali li jindirizza anomaliji u inġustizzji tal-imgħoddi. Dan qed isir mill-ġdid b’sejħiet għall-applikazzjonijiet mingħand tliet kategoriji ta’ persuni jew l-eredi tagħhom. Dawn huma l-eks ħaddiema tal-korpi mwaqqfa qabel l-1979, l-eks ħaddiema tax-xatt u uffiċjali tal-pulizija. Huwa stmat li bejniethom dawn il-persuni din is-sena ser jkunu intitolati għal…
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Financial sector business promotion in New York
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna led a delegation of financial practitioners and regulators to a series of business seminars held in New York between the 15th and 16th of April 2019. The main theme of the business visit organised by the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) was ‘Malta: A leading Digital Asset Hub’. PRESS RELEASE BY…
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UN Forum on Financing for Development
Minister Scicluna was a leading panellist on a United Nations Ministerial Dialogue focussing on Financing for Development, being held at the UN in New York between the 15 and 18th April 2019. Minister Scicluna’s topic was ‘Harnessing new technologies for financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’, and in particular touched on the role of blockchain…
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In Washington for IMF/WB meetings
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna has attended the 2019 International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. held between the 12 and 14 April. These annual meetings serve as a platform for finance and development ministers, central bank governors, private sector executives, and academics to discuss issues…
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Iż-Żamma tal-Ordni
Ta’ spiss tisma’ min jitkellem dwar iż-żamma tal-ordni jew inkella dwar il-forzi tal-ordni jiġifieri, il-Pulizija, il-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta, il-Protezzjoni Ċivili u anke d-Dwana. Il-funzjoni kruċjali ta’ kull gvern hi żgur iż-żamma tal-ordni, bl-ingliż ‘law in order’. Iż-żamma tal-ordni hi l-aktar ħaġa bażika ta’ kull gvern dan biex jipproteġi l-propjetaˋ, biex il-pajjiż jimxi ‘l quddiem…
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Inkomplu bit-tnaqqis ta’ taxxi għal kull min jaħdem.
“Il-Gvern dejjem wiegħed li jwaqqa’ l-piż tat-taxxa. Dan bdieh fl-ewwel erba’ snin li waqqa’ r-rati tat-taxxa sena wara l-oħra, imma issa morna oltrè, li għat-tieni sena qed nagħtu tax refund. Dan se nagħmluh mhux billi naqtgħu t-taxxa, għax inkella ta’ fuq jieħu l-iżjed u t’isfel jieħu l-anqas, u min ma jħallasx taxxa ma jieħu xejn.”…
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It-tielet ċentru speċjalizzat ta’ servizz.gov soft launched illum
Mil-lum iċ-ċentru speċjalizzat tat-tassazzjoni bl-isem ta’ Taxpayer Service servizz.gov fetaħ il-bibien tiegħu għall-pubbliku hekk kif ġie soft launched wara xogħol strutturali li sar f’dawn l-aħħar xhur. Iċ-ċentru, l-istess post li fih iċ-ċittadin kien jinqeda f’affarijiet relatati mat-taxxa fil-Furjana, ingħata dehra ġdida u b’hekk sar it-tielet ċentru speċjalizzat ta’ servizz.gov. Minn dan iċ-ċentru, iċ-ċittadin jista’ jinqeda b’mod mill-aktar professjonali minn persuni fil-qasam…
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Taxation and workers’ mobility discussed at the Informal ECOFIN Meeting in Bucharest
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna attended the Informal Meeting of the Economic and Financial Council in Bucharest on 5th and 6th April. The meeting was preceded by a Eurogroup meeting where the finance ministers held an exchange of views with the Chair of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee Robert Gualtieri and were debriefed on…