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Significant decline in 2016 first quarter deficit
The latest General Government data published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows a reduction of €116 million in the deficit during the first quarter of the current year, when compared with the first quarter of 2015. The significant reduction in the deficit was driven by a combination of a fall in expenditure and an increase in…
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Il-Brexit u Malta
Il-kelma “Brexit” bħalissa qegħdha fuq fomm kulħadd. Dan kemm minħabba l-fatt li l-poplu Britanniku iddeċieda li jħalli l-Unjoni Ewropea. Iktar minn hekk dan iol-fatt qed iħalli ħerba fil-panorama politiku sew fir-Renju Unit u sew fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Dan huwa suġġett li ser niddiskutuh u ser nibqgħu nisimgħu dwaru għal ħafna żmien ieħor, peress li t-tluq tar-Renju…
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Iktar mill-Baġit
Ta’ kull sena l-gvern jippreżenta baġit maħsub biex mhux biss jippreżenta pjan għas-sena li jkun imiss, iżda joffri wkoll rendikont ta’ dak li l-gvern ikun kiseb is-sena ta’ qabel fil-qasam finanzjarju. Iżda llum, meta għall-gvern il-qagħda finanzjarja hija prijorità kbira, il-baġit m’għadux biżejjed. Dan wassal biex qed ikun ippubblikat rapport annwali mill-Ministeru tal-Finanzi. Dwar dan…
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#131 – BREXIT: The morning after
What led to Brexit? How is Malta looking at Brexit? Which sectors could be badly affected? Which sectors are more likely to benefit from new opportunities? BREXIT u l-impatt tiegħu X’wassal għall-Brexit? Malta bħalissa kif qeda tħares lejn il-Brexit? Liema setturi jistgħu jintlaqtu ħażin? Liema setturi jistgħu jinfetħulhom opportunitajiet? – 5th…
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Direttiva li tiġġieled l-abbuż fuq it-taxxa
Ftit tal-ġranet ilu fuq il-meżżi tax-xandir tħabbar illi fil-Kunsill tal-Ministri tal-Finanzi tal-Unjoni Ewropeja, kunsill li jissejaħ ECOFIN, intlaħħaq ftehim fuq id-direttiva dwar l-evitar tal-ħlas ta’ taxxa. Meta ngħidu evitar ta’ taxxa hija fejn wieħed juża’ is-sistema u regoli tat-taxxa b’mod legali biex inaqqas u jħallas mill-inqas taxxa possibli. Importanti li evitar ta’taxxa m’għandu qatt jitħallat…
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Ministry for Finance publishes Annual Report for 2015
The Ministry for Finance (MFIN) has published today the annual report for 2015 in line with Article 41 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. This is the second annual report since the enactment of the Fiscal Responsibility Act in August 2014. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE In line with Article 41(2), the…
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#130 – Agreement on the Anti Tax Avoidance Directive
What is the difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion? What were large multinational companies doing to reduce tax liability and avoid paying taxes? What action did the EU Council of Finance Ministers take? What action did Malta take to protect our taxation system? Ftehim fuq direttiva li tiġġieled l-abbuż fuq it-taxxa…
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Riflessjonijiet fuq is-suċċess ekonomiku
Kull bniedem irid l-aħjar kemm għalih innifsu kif ukoll għal-familjari tiegħu. Għalhekk il-persuna tagħmel pjanijiet u taħseb kif ser twettaq dawk il-pjanijiet sabiex tikseb dawk l-affarijiet, il-miri li tkun daħħlet f’moħħa li twettaq u tikseb. U bla dubju ta’ xejn, l-ewwel kisba li persuna tkun trid li twettaq, hu dak li tidħol fis-suq tax-xogħol. Ix-xogħol…
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Lowest January to May deficit on record
Latest Government Finance Data issued today by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows that the consolidated fund deficit for the first five months of this year declined by €47.5 million to €71.3 million, thus becoming the lowest January to May deficit since Malta became an EU member. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR…
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Minister for Finance attends the launch of ACCA-X programme
Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna addressed a press conference on the launch of the ACCA-X online courses by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). This was launched in collaboration with Deloitte Malta and AIM Professional Academy. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Speaking during the launch of the ACCA-X programme…