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Maison Demandols participates in Notte Bianca
The building housing the Ministry for Finance will participate in the 10th edition of the annual night-time art festival, Notte Bianca, by opening its premises to the public. Maison Demandols at 30, South Street, Valletta will be offering an attractive programme featuring an exhibition of works by Antonio Sciortino, Raymond Azzopardi and MCAST…
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Minister Scicluna meets top HSBC official
Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna, had a courtesy visit by HSBC’s Head of Corporate International, Irene Grant. She was accompanied by HSBC Malta CEO Mark Watkinson, and Head of Commercial Banking Michel Cordina. The meeting was held on Thursday at the Ministry for Finance in Valletta. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY…
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Finance Minister attends ceremony marking China’s Memorial Day
“The close relationship that has developed between China and Malta over the years goes to show that friendship between countries can be established and grow strong irrespective of their size,” said Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna. He was speaking during a wreath-laying ceremony that was held at the Maria Addolorata cemetery to pay…
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Avviż dwar l-iskema ta’ eżenzjoni mit-taxxa għal min jixtri l-ewwel proprjetà
Id-data sa meta wieħed jista’ jirreġistra kuntratti mad-Dipartiment tat-Taxxa fuq Trasferiment Kapitali qed tiġi estiża mit-30 ta’ Settembru 2015 għat-30 ta’ Novembru 2015. Il-kundizzjonijiet l-oħrajn kollha, bħar-rekwiżit li l-konvenju jkun ġie rreġistrat mad-Dipartment sat-30 ta’ Ġunju 2015, jibqgħu fis-seħħ. PRESS RELEASE ISSUES BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Notice on the exemption…
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Il-viżjoni tal-Gvern għal Għawdex qed tħalli l-frott
Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi, il-Prof. Edward Scicluna, il-Ġimgħa filgħaxija enfasizza l-viżjoni li qed iwettaq il-Gvern għal Għawdex, mhux bħala reġjun fil-periferija tal-pajjiż iżda bħala wieħed li jikkontribwixxi hu stess għall-prosperità u għall-iżvilupp tal-pajjiż kollu kemm hu. Meta kien qed jitkellem fil-Grand Hotel f’Għajnsielem, waqt laqgħa ta’ konsultazzjoni pubblika bi tħejjija għall-Baġit 2016, qal li din il-viżjoni diġà…
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Coordination, not harmonisation, is the way to go in tax matters
Speaking at an informal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) held on 11 and 12 September in Luxembourg, Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna emphasised that “taxation remains a sensitive area for Malta, not only because of its obvious role in the revenue collection process, but also as an important policy tool to…
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Suċċessi ġodda fit-tkabbir ekonomiku
Skont il-figuri tal-Kontabilità Nazzjonali ppubblikati mill-Uffiċċju Nazzjonali tal-Istatistika, fit-tieni trimestru tal-2015 it-tkabbir ekonomiku ta’ pajjiżna laħaq rekords ġodda. L-ekonomija kibret b’5.3 fil-mija meta mqabbla mas-sena ta’ qabel filwaqt li b’mod nominali espandiet b’7.3 fil-mija. Tali rati ta’ tkabbir huma kważi erba’ darbiet aktar minn dawk irreġistrati fiż-Żona tal-Ewro, fejn kien hemm tkabbir ekonomiku medju ta’…
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Fitch Ratings bi previżjonijiet ekonomiċi u fiskali pożittivi għal Malta
Fl-aħħar rapport ta’ valutazzjoni tagħha, l-aġenzija internazzjonali tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-kreditu Fitch Ratings ikkonfermat mill-ġdid il-klassifikazzjoni ‘A’ bi prospettiva stabbli għal Malta. L-aġenzija esprimiet ukoll il-fehma tagħha li pajjiżna se jibqa’ jesperjenza tkabbir ekonomiku li jisboq lil dak tal-pajjiżi l-oħrajn taż-Żona tal-Ewro u li, fl-istess ħin, il-finanzi pubbliċi se jibqgħu jitjiebu. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Fitch…
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Ippreżentati ċ-ċertifikati ta’ Kontabilist Pubbliku Ċċertifikat u tal-Prattika fl-Awditjar
Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna qassam iċ-ċertifikati ta’ Kontabilist Pubbliku Ċċertifikat (Certified Public Accountant) lil 68 applikant, li minnhom 18 irċevew ukoll iċ-Ċertifikat tal-Prattika fl-Awditjar (Practising Certificate in Auditing). Sebgħa oħra rċevew iċ-Ċertifikat tal-Prattika fl-Awditjar biss, minħabba li kienu diġà kisbu ċ-ċertifikat ta’ Kontabilist Pubbliku Ċċertifikat. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Waqt ċerimonja li saret fil-Ġnien Hastings,…
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Minister Scicluna welcomes Eurogroup agreement on Greece
Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna, expressed his satisfaction at how Friday night’s agreement on Greece managed to bring all the relevant parties on board. “Eagerness to reach a solution was not enough. We had to ensure that everybody was on board, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), so that together we agree on…