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Engaging with the European Commission – 2019 Malta Country Report
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia participated in the 2019 Country Report and the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy Funding event organised by the European Commission Representation in Malta at the Casino Maltese. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR EUROPEAN FUNDS…
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Ħajr lill-ħaddiema kollha involuti fil-ġlieda kontra t-traffikar tad-droga
Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna u l-Ministru għat-Turiżmu Konrad Mizzi indirizzaw konferenza tal-aħbarjiet fil-Freeport ta’ Malta biex personalment jirringrazzjaw lill-ħaddiema nvoluti kollha għax-xogħol siewi li qed jagħmlu kontra t-traffikar d-droga. Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi – filwaqt li semma l-qabdiet tad-droga li qed jirnexxilhom jagħmlu l-uffiċjali tad-Dwana b’kollaborazzjoni ma’ uffiċjali tal-Port Ħieles u mal-pulizija – qal li…
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The status of the yachting industry is strong
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna addressed a press conference alongside the President of the Chamber of Commerce Frank V. Farrugia and the Chairperson of the Yachting Services Business Section Alison Vassallo. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Minister Scicluna began by stating that although Malta is generally spoken about as a nation without any…
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Standard and Poor’s affirms Malta’s rating at A-/A-2 with a positive outlook
The Ministry for Finance welcomes the latest credit rating report, published by Standard and Poor’s, which affirmed Malta’s short and long-term sovereign credit rating at ‘A-/A-2’ with a positive outlook. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Standard and Poor’s attributes Malta’s positive rating to its strong growth performance, recurring current account surpluses driven by…
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Bżonn ta’ Soluzzjoni Globali għat-Taxxa Diġitali
Din il-ġimgħa attendejt għal Kunsill tal-Ministri għall-Finanzi fi Brussell. Is-suġġett l-iktar diskuss jirrigwardja t-taxxa, speċjalement dwar tipi ta’ taxxi ġodda. Għal poplu dan is-suġġett mhuwiex xi wieħed sabiħ, għax it-taxxa toqros in-nies. Huwa għalhekk li ma jkollniex ftehim fil-Kunsill dwar it-taxxa. Huwa ta’ sollev li tkun taf li jekk ma jkunx hemm qbil unanimu, t-taxxa…
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€23.6 Miljun jingħataw lil aktar minn 29,000 sid ta’ vettura għal taxxa żejda mitluba bejn is-sena 2004 u 2008
Il-Ministru għat-Trasport, Infrastruttura u Proġetti Kapitali Ian Borg u l-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna nedew għal darboħra l-iskema tar-rifużjoni tat-taxxa żejda li ġiet imħallsa fuq ir-reġistrazzjoni tal-vetturi bejn l-2004 u l-2008. Din is-sena, il-vetturi eliġibbli huma dawk li ġew irreġistrati f’Malta mill-1 ta’ Jannar 2008 sal-31 ta’ Diċembru 2008. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI U MILL-MINISTERU GĦAT-TRASPORT, INFRASTRUTTURA…
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Malta wants a global solution at the OECD level on Digital Tax
The Commission’s digital advertising tax proposal was rejected by the finance ministers at today’s ECOFIN meeting. The arguments for this rejection focused mainly on the discussions at OECD level, which highlights the importance of having a global agreement for such a tax, rather than solely a European initiative, and which could have hindered the EU’s…
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Rapporti li Juru li Għandna Sistema Finanzjarja u Bankarja Reżiljenti
F’temp ta’ ġimgħa ħarġu tliet rapporti importanti fuq pajjiżna. Tnejn minnhom joħorġu kull sena, wieħed mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea msejjaħ ‘Country Report’ jiġifieri rapport fuq il-pajjiż, u li jagħti l-andament kollu, jiġifieri dak ekonomiku, soċjali, edukattiv u kif ukoll fuq l-investiment u l-enerġija ta’ pajjiżna u l-ieħor hu tal-Fond Monetraju Internazzjonali (l-IMF) li kull sena jibgħat missjoni…
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Malta continues to be one of the fastest growing economies in the eu
The Ministry for Finance welcomes the latest GDP data published by the NSO which showed that the Maltese economy grew by 6.6 per cent in 2018, securing its position as one of the fastest growing economies in the EU. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE “Malta’s economic growth for 2018 exceeded expectations since actual…
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Meeting with German member of the Bundestag Christoph Ploss
The Minister for Finance receives Member of the German Parliament Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna held a bilateral meeting today 7th March 2019 with Dr Christoph Ploss, member of the Bundestag on behalf of the CDU and Malta Rapporteur. During the meeting held at the Ministry for Finance in Valletta, they discussed issues of mutual…