Għat-tielet sena wara oħra l-gvern qed iżomm il-wegħda elettorali li jindirizza anomaliji u inġustizzji tal-imgħoddi. Dan qed isir mill-ġdid b’sejħiet għall-applikazzjonijiet mingħand tliet kategoriji ta’ persuni jew l-eredi tagħhom. Dawn huma l-eks ħaddiema tal-korpi mwaqqfa qabel l-1979, l-eks ħaddiema tax-xatt u uffiċjali tal-pulizija. Huwa stmat li bejniethom dawn il-persuni din is-sena ser jkunu intitolati għal…

Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna led a delegation of financial practitioners and regulators to a series of business seminars held in New York between the 15th and 16th of April 2019. The main theme of the business visit organised by the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) was ‘Malta: A leading Digital Asset Hub’. PRESS RELEASE BY…

Minister Scicluna was a leading panellist on a United Nations Ministerial Dialogue focussing on Financing for Development, being held at the UN in New York between the 15 and 18th April 2019. Minister Scicluna’s topic was ‘Harnessing new technologies for financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’, and in particular touched on the role of blockchain…

Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna has attended the 2019 International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. held between the 12 and 14 April.    These annual meetings serve as a platform for finance and development ministers, central bank governors, private sector executives, and academics to discuss issues…

Mil-lum iċ-ċentru speċjalizzat tat-tassazzjoni bl-isem ta’ Taxpayer Service servizz.gov fetaħ il-bibien tiegħu għall-pubbliku hekk kif ġie soft launched wara xogħol strutturali li sar f’dawn l-aħħar xhur. Iċ-ċentru, l-istess post li fih iċ-ċittadin kien jinqeda f’affarijiet relatati mat-taxxa fil-Furjana, ingħata dehra ġdida u b’hekk sar it-tielet ċentru speċjalizzat ta’ servizz.gov. Minn dan iċ-ċentru, iċ-ċittadin jista’ jinqeda b’mod mill-aktar professjonali minn persuni fil-qasam…

Minister for Finance Professor Edward Scicluna today held a meeting with His Excellency the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic Mr Dimitrios D. Tsoungas at his Ministry office in Valletta, wherein they discussed issues of mutual interest. The Finance Minister was accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Dr. Paul Debattista. 3rd April 2019

Il-membri tal-MEUSAC u tal-Kunsill Malti għall-Iżvilupp Ekonomiku u Soċjali illum kienu mistiedna jiddiskutu l-Programm Nazzjonali ta’ Riforma għas-Sena 2019 ippreżentat mill-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna. Dan id-dokument, li jiġi sottomess lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea lejn nofs April, prinċiparjament jirrapporta l-progress li qed isir rigward l-implementazzjoni tar-rakkomandazzjonijiet speċifiċi (Country Specific Recommendations) u l-miri nazzjonali stabbiliti mill-Unjoni Ewropea għas-sena 2020. STQARRIJA…

The Ministry for Finance welcomes the publication of the NSO’s Government Finance Data for January to December 2018. The data shows that payment flows on recurrent expenditure and revenues actually received by the government through taxation, both grew well in line with the nominal growth of the economy, and so remained sustainable.     Taxpayers…

Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna delivered the concluding remarks at the PROTAX Focus Group meeting. The meeting provided an opportunity for senior government officials to reflect and evaluate the challenges that emerge in fighting tax crimes and to provide solutions for the prevention and prosecution of such crimes. Friday 29th March 2019

Ample proof, if any is needed, that the Opposition is set to harm the country with the pretext of concern for Malta’s reputation is its latest attempt to interfere with the due process being currently carried out by MoneyVaL. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE This Council of Europe mission has been carrying out…