“The spate of mergers and acquisitions in Malta is a clear sign that the economy is growing,” said the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna.   PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE   Minister Scicluna was speaking during the official launch of the rebranding of a group of companies providing corporate, trust, accounting and…

The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomed opportunities which can bring the Maltese and Australian business communities closer together so that efforts across multiple fronts, such as trade and investment, can be fully exploited.   Minister Scicluna was speaking during a seminar organized by EY in collaboration with the Australian High Commission, held at…

“Malta welcomes the European Commission’s revised assessment of its draft budgetary plans presented with other euro area countries.” This was stated by the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna during a Eurogroup meeting held in Brussels on Monday 9th March 2015.   PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE He further said that “Malta’s reduction…

B’Avviż Legali li ġie ppublikat illum twaqqaf Tribunal għal Sanzjonijiet Kummerċjali fejn kumpaniji li jkomplu jippersistu fl-użu ta’ prattiki tal-prekarjat se jkunu blacklisted. Ħabbar dan il-Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat f’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet fil-Berġa Kastilja. Minn issa ’l quddiem kumpanija mhux biss titlef il-kuntratt li jkollha mal-Gvern iżda ma tkunx tista’ tieħu sehem f’kuntratti oħra ta’ servizz…

The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna underlined that the Government will ensure that tax authorities fulfil their obligations towards taxpayers, as is required by taxpayers’ rights. The Minister was delivering the opening address of a MIM International Taxation Conference on Taxpayers’ rights in a changing international landscape, which was held on Friday 6th March…

Il-Gvern Malti jrid jiċċara, li għall-kuntrarju tal-impressjoni li qed tagħti l-Oppożizzjoni, ittieħdu diversi miżuri intiżi li jgħinu lill-Investiment Malti fil-Libja, u li jmorru ferm lil hinn mill-miżuri meħuda mill-amministrazzjoni preċedenti fl-2011 meta faqqgħet ir-rivoluzzjoni fil-Libja. Il-Malta Enterprise qed isservi ta’ punt ta’ referenza għal kumpaniji milqgħuta, fejn tim li twaqqaf apposta fi ħdan l-istess korporazzjoni…

The European Commission has recognised the progress made by Malta on multiple fronts in addressing its Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs). Commenting on the European Commission’s Country Report for Malta, published on Thursday 26th February 2015, the Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna stated, “I am delighted that the word ‘progress’ features so often in the Overview…

Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Pierre Moscovici has recognised Malta’s success in containing and reducing the national deficit and debt, whilst noting that Malta’s economic performance has exceeded the EU average.   Press Statement by the Ministry for Finance   Commissioner Moscovici stated this during the discussions held with the Minister…

“The Minister for Finance notes the information released publicly worldwide by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in collaboration with various news outlets, and which pertains to HSBC Swiss accounts as associated to account holders from various countries, including Malta. The Minister for Finance has immediately initiated a process by means of which he has…

“In its Winter Forecast, the European Commission projects a sustained fall in both the deficit and debt ratios, thus boding well for the upcoming Excessive Deficit Procedure decision,” said the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna. The Finance Minister was commenting on the publication of the European Commission Winter Forecast 2015, published on 5th February…