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Programmi ta’ awsterità
Programm ta’ awsterità. Din hija l-frażi l-aktar komuni bħalissa f’ħalq il-gvernijiet madwar l-Ewropa kollha. Dan qed isir meta fl-istess waqt fl-Amerika l-President Obama mhux se jġedded programm ta’ tnaqqis ta’ taxxi għal ċerta sezzjoni tal-poplu. Qatt daqs illum f’dawn l-aħħar 40 sena, ma kien hemm daqstant pajjiżi f’daqqa bi programm ta’ awsterità. L-effett ta’ programmi…
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Water Framework Directive
Minbarra l-kriżijiet globali Malta għandha l-kriżijiet tagħha.Dawn nistgħu nsejħulhom kriżi jiet li nistgħu nevitaw. Waħda minnhom tikkonċerna l-ħażna tal-ilma ta’ taħt l-art u l-użu li jsir minnha. Ħażna naturali li tif forma fil-blat, fuq wiċċ tat-tafal, mill-ilma tax-xita. Proċess li jieħu s-snin. Il-kriżi li qegħdin niffaċċjaw hija li billi minn din il-ħażna qegħdin nieħdu aktar…
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Hila, Esperjenza, Kredibilità
Intervista ma Edward Scicluna, Kandidat tal-PL ghall-elezzjonijiet tal-Parlament Ewropew 1. X’inhi l-bazi li fuqha ddecidejt li tikkontesta l-elezzjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew u x’inhi l-bazi li fuqha se tkun qieghed isservi bhala MEP? Fl-esperjenza tieghi osservajt li filwaqt huma hafna li jitmashnu u jiggieldu ghall-partit politiku taghhom u kultant anke jitilfu rashom, fil-kuxjenza taghhom ihossu li l-ahjar…
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Tonio Fenech’s ‘no crisis’ policy
It may very well be that Finance Minister Tonio Fenech is following a strict vote of silence on the harsh economic realities being faced by the local industry. Albeit tacit, he affronts the situation with unparalleled confidence and optimism. But is this approach really leaving its desired effect onto the industry? Should we buy it?…
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Scicluna ‘considers’ Muscat’s invitation to stand with MLP
MaltaToday can reveal that Muscat asked the renowned professor to contest on the Labour ticket in the last days, as rumours that the MLP was planning to announce a star candidate for the upcoming June elections abounded. “Yes, I am actively considering contesting as an MLP candidate,” Prof. Scicluna told MaltaToday. “I’m giving it another…
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Intaxxati bil-moħbi
Kulħadd jaċċetta li kull Gvern irid jintaxxa biex ikollu x’jonfoq fuq is-servizzi pubbliċi. Però għal kol lox hemm limitu. U dan japplika għat-taxxi wkoll. Mhux l-ewwel darba fl-istorja nisim għu b’rew wixti meta l-pajjiż iħoss li m’għan dux iħallas iżjed milli jmissu. It-tbatija, riżultat tal-piż tat-taxxa, tkun tant kbira li l-pop lu ma jkunx jiflaħ…
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Taxation by stealth
We define a tax burden as the ratio of revenue from taxation to the country’s national income as measured by the GDP. This ratio varies over time and from country to country. What is definite about it is that, as the tax burden increases so does the pinch on one’s pocket. Most of the time…
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Yet another tax-and-spend binge
Outspoken economist Edward Scicluna sticks to his guns and wards off detractors by saying it as it is when it comes to the state of the economy. As he peers from behind his spectacles, Edward Scicluna makes a gentle allusion to the state of the Maltese economy, as a hard-working bloke with a recurring drinking…
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Government math is “flawed” says economist
Government’s calculation showing how a reduction of public holidays which fall on a weekend will increase productivity by around 1.5 per cent in 2005 is flawed and the workings presented to the social partners are “a childish attempt at economic estimation” according to economist Edward Scicluna. Speaking to The Malta Financial and Business Times, the…
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Press Release – Dejn
Press Release – 25 ta’ April 2009. Stqarrija mahruga mill-Kandidat ghall-Elezzjonijiet tal-Parlament Ewropew Edward Scicluna Il-gvern mgieghel jammetti li id-deficit u d-dejn huma akbar milli kien qieghed jistma fil-passat b’sistema tal-accounting antikwata Il-Kandidat Laburista ghall-elezzjonijiet ghall-Parlament Ewropew, il-Professur Edward Scicluna, qal li l-Gvern gie mgieghel jammetti li d-Deficit u d-Dejn ghall-2008 huma fil-fatt ikbar milli kien…