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Malta kklassifikata l-Ewwel fit-Tkabbir Ekonomiku
STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Huwa ta’ pjaċir għall-Gvern li jara lill-Eurostat tidentifika lil Malta bħala l-ekonomija bl-ogħla rata ta’ tkabbir ekonomiku fl-Unjoni Ewropeja kollha, hekk kif din żdiedet b’1.3 fil-mija fit-tieni kwart ta’ din is-sena fuq il-kwart ta’ qabel. Riżultat bħal dan ikompli jikkonferma s-suċċess ta’ dan il-Gvern f’diversi oqsma tal-ekonomija, fosthom il-ħolqien tax-xogħol,…
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Creating Opportunities not Dependency – Pre Budget Document 2015 launched
The Pre Budget Document 2015 embodies the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the whole of society can benefit from the economic stability and successes achieved so far. Titled ‘Creating Opportunities, Not Dependencies’, the document lays out the government’s vision for the upcoming Budget 2015, which will look towards ensuring that social welfare reflects…
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2,700 Children attending free childcare as government facilitates access to work for women
There are currently over 2,722 children aged between 3 months to 3 years attending Child care in both Malta and Gozo and who are currently benefitting from the free childcare scheme, since the scheme was launched in 1stApril 2014. This was affirmed by Minister for Employment and Education Evarist Bartolo and Minister for Finance Prof.…
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Government Finances remain on track and within 2014 Budget Projections
The Government’s finances are on track and are in line with the projections laid down in the 2014 budget. This was confirmed by Central Government Finance figures (January to July 2014) published by the National Statistics Office on Friday 29th August 2014, which show that aside from outstanding payments due by Enemalta, both government revenue…
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Malta among Leading Eurozone and European Union countries in GDP Growth
The Minister for Finance notes with satisfaction the Gross Domestic Product growth figures published by NSO which show that Malta ranks among the top-performing countries in the Eurozone and the European Union on GDP growth. Figures published by the National Statistics office on Wednesday 27th August 2014 show that in the second quarter of 2014,…
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Significant Employment Increases in sensitive sectors
The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomed the figures published by the National Statistics Office which showed a record increase in both full-time and part-time employment, particularly in sensitive sectors. According to the figures on the gainfully-occupied population published by the NSO on Wednesday 6th August 2014, in March 2014 full-time employment increased by…
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Signing of University Agreement
Ġie iffirmat il-ftehim kollettiv il-ġdid għall-akkademiċi fl-Università u fil-Junior College li fl-aħħar ġimgħat kienu l-kawża ta’ azzjoni industrijali mill-Union tal-Akkademiċi u l-Union tal-Għalliema l-MUT u theddida ta’ azzjonijiet industrijali oħra mill-Assoċjazzjoni tat-tobba. Ġie issiġillat il-ftehim kolletiv il-ġdid bejn l-Università u l-Unions li jirrapreżentaw l-istaff akkademiku għall-erba’ snin li ġejjin. Il-ftehim jidher li jissodisfa ukoll lill-Assocjazzjoni…
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Qabda rekord ta’ 64 miljun sigarett tal-kuntrabandu f’disa’ kontejners ikonfiskati mid-Dwana ta’ Malta
Id-Dwana Maltija dan l-aħħar, wara jiem ta’ investigazzjoni u osservazzjoni, għamlet qabda rekord ta’ 64,000,000 sigarett tal-kuntrabandu, li kienu destinati għall-Ewropa. Disa’ kontejners ta’ 40 pied kull wieħed inqabdu fil-Freeport fi triqithom mill-Asja lejn pajjiż ieħor ta’ l-Unjoni Ewropeja. Il-kontejners kienu dikjarati bħala li fihom għamara u ġugarelli tat-tfal, iżda barra dawn l-oġġetti nstabu wkoll…
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Fiscal Responsibility Act
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna today described the Fiscal Responsibility Act, approved by Parliament recently, as a milestone that would introduce controls on public expenditure. Prof. Scicluna told a news conference that the aims of the law were to increase efficiency in expenditure, set ceilings and introduce more controls on public expenditure. He said that although…
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Pensjonijiet Stabbli huma biss possibbli permezz ta’ tkabbir Ekonomiku Sostenibbli
“L-istabbiltà fit-tul tas-sistema tal-pensjonijiet tista’ biss tinkiseb permezz ta’ tkabbir ekonomiku sostenibbli u governanza fiskali responsabbli u effettiva,” qal il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Prof. Edward Scicluna. Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi kien qed jitkellem bħala il-panelist ewlieni waqt Business Breakfast li ġie organizzat mill-Business Observer fl-Intercontinental Hotel it-Tnejn 21 ta’ Lulju, 2014. It-tema tal- Business Breakfast kien dwar il-qasam tal-pensjonijiet,…