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Resolving EMU’s pending issues is crucial for the EU’s credibility
“While we look up to the beyond with an appropriate vision, we have to ensure that we keep our feet on the ground”, said Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna during the ECOFIN council meeting in Brussels. The meeting’s agenda included the deepening of the European Monetary Union, the VAT package, the European Semester, and the…
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Iż-żejt tiela’ f’wiċċ l-ilma
Huwa fatt innegabbli li pajjiżna issa kien ilu għal żmien sostanzjalment twil fil-mira ta’ kritika inġusta fejn jirrigwarda s-sistema tat-taxxa. Kritika li twasslet f’livelli għoljin u influwenti ħafna, bħalma huwa l-Parlament Ewropew, anke permezz tal-midja internazzjonali. Ippruvaw ipinġu lil pajjiżna bħala pajjiż fejn hija prattikata laxkezza fiskali, li pajjiżna huwa tax haven, fejn ma teżistix…
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Malta Development Bank
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat met the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Development Bank (MDB) in the presence of the Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna, Prime Minister’s advisor Louis Grech and Chief of Staff Keith Schembri at Castille. During the meeting, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance role of the…
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Faqar ta’ pajjiżi sħaħ
Ġimgħatejn ilu esperjenzajna għal darb’oħra kemm il-poplu Malti u Għawdxi huwa wieħed ġeneruż. Il-ġbir li sar għall-Istrina u għad-Dar tal-Providenza huma prova mill-akbar. Ma ninsewx li tul is-sena jkollna diversi kampanji oħra ta’ ġbir li l-għanijiet tagħhom huma varji. Dan jinkludi ġbir li jkun immirat primarjament b’risq il-Missjonijiet li tmexxi l-Knisja Kattolika Maltija f’diversi postijiet…
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Malta is amongst the most tax compliant countries
“Indicators just published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) portray Malta as a tax compliant jurisdiction. This is exactly what we have been stating all along in the face of unfair criticism by uninformed or malicious quarters. Thus, while we intend to continue to be one of the competitive choices in the Mediterranean for…
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Shaping our Future: Designing the Next Multiannual Financial Framework
Minister for European Affairs and Equality Helena Dalli and Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna participated in a high-level conference in Brussels on ‘Shaping our Future: Designing the Next Multiannual Financial Framework’. The conference was organised by the European Political Strategy Centre, a think-tank of the European Commission, and was attended by other ministers and stakeholders from across Europe.…
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X’qed jistenniena fis-sena l-ġdida
Il-perjodu festiv issa pjuttost għadda u ftit ftit deħlin lura għan-normalità tal-ħajja. Tmiem is-sena 2017 tatna l-opportunità nħarsu lura lejn dak li sar matulha. Ħarsa li tista’ tkun ta’ għajnuna biex filwaqt li tirrikonoxxi li mhux faċli wieħed ibassar x’se jkun se jiġri tul is-sena 2018, minn dak li seħħ tul is-sena 2017 wieħed ikun…
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Ħarsa lura lejn is-sena 2017
Is-sena 2017 waslet biex tintemm u naħseb li huwa opportun li f’dan l-aħħar artiklu tiegħi għal din is-sena nagħti ħarsa ftit lura lejn is-sena 2017. M’għandix l-ispazju, u lanqas huwa l-iskop, li nidħol f’kull dettal ta’ x’ġara din is-sena. Naħseb imma li jekk inħarsu lejn dik li hija politika u ekonomija nkunu qegħdin naraw u…
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Lenti fuq il-konsum
Ninsabu fi żmien festiv, tradizzjonalment marbut ma’ aktar kummerċ minn dak normali peress li huma ġranet fejn isir ħafna xiri ta’ rigali li jvarjaw minn ħwejjeġ, prodotti għad-dar, safar u mitt elf ħaġ’oħra. Wasla sal-Belt u postijiet oħrajn kummerċjali flimkien ma’ ħarsa ħafifa lejn is-sriebet ta’ nies fil-ħwienet huma biżżejjed biex tifhem dan kollu. Dan…
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Fiscal surplus reaches €85 million in the first eleven months
The surplus in the consolidated fund balance rose to €85 million in the first eleven months of this year. According to the latest NSO release, this represents an improvement of €145 million, turning a deficit of €60 million in the period January to November of last year to a surplus this year. PRESS RELEASE BY…