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Kjarifika dwar il-miżuri tal-Budget
Il-Ministeru għall-Finanzi jixtieq jikkjarifika li l-miżuri tal-budget huma dawk imħabbra fid-diskors tal-bieraħ. Il-Ministeru nġibditlu l-attenzjoni li bi żvista għal xi ħin fil-website tiegħu, ittella’ working document minflok dokument finali, u li kien jinkludi proposti li mhumiex parti mid-diskors finali tal-budget. Dan id-dokument, li tiegħu ġew stampati wkoll numru zgħir ta’ kopji provisjonali, ġie rtirat ftit…
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Malta Ekonomija b’Saħħitha: Id-defiċit jonqos għal 1.6% mingħajr miżuri ta’ awsterità
Irnexxielna nnaqqsu d-defiċit skont it-targets tagħna għal 1.6%, tnaqqis qawwi minn 3.7% li dan il-Gvern sab fil-bidu tal-leġiżlatura. Dan għamilnieh waqt li lħaqna l-akbar tkabbir ekonomiku u l-inqas rata fil-qgħad fl-istorja. Sabiex naqqas id-defiċit, ħaddieħor daħħal miżuri ta’ awsterità. Aħna rnexxielna billi ħadna deċiżjonijiet bħat-traħħis tal-kontijiet u childcare centres b’xejn. Issa huwa l-mument li ma…
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DBRS maintain ‘a stable’ rating amidst an improving fiscal and economic situation
The Minister for Finance welcomes the latest assessment and related report issued on the 2rd October 2015 by DBRS Credit Rating Agency where Malta’s long-term rating was confirmed at ‘A Stable’. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The Minister for Finance also notes with satisfaction the main points highlighted in the…
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‘Il fuq minn 3,300 persuna jirċievu għotja fuq taxxa żejda kollha li ħallsu fuq il-vettura fl-2004
Fil-ġranet li għaddew il-Gvern irrifonda l-ammont żejjed li tħallas fuq it-taxxa tar-reġistrazzjoni lil sidien ta’ vetturi li rreġistraw il-vettura tagħhom bejn l-1 ta’ Mejju u l-31 ta’ Diċembru 2004. Persuni eliġibbli għal din l-għotja rċevew il-pagament tagħhom din il-ġimgħa permezz ta’ ċekk. STQARRIJA MAĦRUĠA MILL-MINISTERU TAL-FINANZI U MILL-MINISTERU GĦAT-TRASPORT U L-INFRASTRUTTURA Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward…
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Lejn kooperazzjoni akbar bejn id-dipartimenti tad-Dwana, tal-VAT u tat-Taxxi
Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi, Edward Scicluna, qal li fil-Baġit li ġej se titħabbar kooperazzjoni akbar bejn id-Dipartiment tad-Dwana, id-Dipartiment tal-VAT, u d-Dipartiment tat-Taxxi bil-ħsieb li l-ħidma biex jinqabdu l-abbużi ssir b’mod aktar intelliġenti fuq il-bażi tal-valutazzjoni tar-riskju. Huwa kien qed jindirizza lill-impjegati u ex-impjegati tad-Dwana l-Ġimgħa 25 ta’ Settembru fuq il-moll ta’ biswit id-Dwana tal-Belt waqt il-lejla…
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Decline in the deficit continues
Government Finance Data issued today by the National Statistics Office (NSO) shows a decline in the Consolidated Fund deficit of €68.9 million in the first eight months of 2015, in line with Government fiscal projections. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Data for the first eight months of 2015 shows that recurrent…
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Economic Growth Rate has to keep growing Year after Year
For Malta to succeed in converging with the European average per capita income in the forseeable future, it must ensure that its economic growth rate keeps increasing more than the EU average year on year, Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna said on Thursday, 24th September 2015. He was addressing a graduation ceremony of the Malta…
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Creating the right environment for micro-enterprises to thrive
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna stressed the importance of a stable macro-economic environment and the removal of excessive bureaucracy as essential elements for micro-enterprises to succeed. He was addressing a conference on ‘Maltese micro-enterprises: How to thrive in an EU environment’, organised on Thursday 24th September at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta by the…
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Il-Proposti tal-MCESD għall-Baġit
Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna, l-Erbgħa waranofsinhar laqa’ uffiċjalment il-proposti tal-membri tal-Kunsill għall-Iżvilupp Ekonomiku u Soċjali (l-MCESD) għall-Baġit li ġej. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Il-laqgħa mal-MCESD saret ftit aktar minn xahar minn mindu l-Ministru ppreżenta lill-Kunsill id-Dokument ta’ Qabel il-Baġit bit-tema Delivering Our Vision, li serva bħala l-bażi għal proċess sħiħ ta’ konsultazzjoni pubblika. Il-Ministru…
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Public sector accounting system change will enhance accountability, credibility and transparency
“The adoption and implementation of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), which will revolutionise the current Government accounting system from a cash-based one, supplemented by accrual accounting templates, to an accrual based public sector accounting system, will enhance accountability, credibility and transparency, apart from improving overall decision making within the public service. Furhermore, they…