Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy visit from the Ambassador of Spain H.E. José Pons on Friday 17th October, 2014.   During the visit, Minister Scicluna and H.E. Pons touched upon various issues of mutual interest to both Malta and Spain. These included the ongoing economic troubles being felt within the European…

Fil-baġit għas-sena d-dieħla l-Gvern se jkompli jnaqqas id-defiċit tal-pajjiż filwaqt li jniżżel id-dejn għall-ewwel darba taħt is-70 fil-mija wara bosta snin. Dawn huma l-elementi ewlenin li joħorġu mill-abbozz ta’ baġit li l-Gvern Malti bagħat lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea skont ir-regoli Ewropej li daħlu fis-seħħ is-sena l-oħra. L-abbozz juri stimi ta’ dħul u ħruġ li d-dettalji tagħhom se…

“The Government remains committed to ensuring that it does not make the burden of taxation heavier than it should be,” said the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna. PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Prof. Scicluna was speaking during the opening address to the Malta Institute of Management (MIM) Symposium titled “VAT, 10 Years…

Speaking at a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in Luxembourg, the Minister for Finance, Professor Edward Scicluna supported the initiative by the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB), in coordination with Member States, to set up a Task Force to address the need to strengthen project identification and development as a…

Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna is holding a number of meetings with senior officials from the leading international institutions, briefing them about Malta’s economic, fiscal and financial outlook. The meetings are taking place on the back of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WB) held in Washington…

The Ministry for Finance is categorically refuting that there is a contradiction, seemingly or otherwise, between what was stated by the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna and what was stated by the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in connection with trade coming into Malta from Sicily. When emphasising the European Union’s stance regarding trade from…

Tlaqqa’ mill-ġdid il-Kunsill Malti għall-Iżvilupp Ekonomiku u Soċjali fejn tkompliet id-diskussjoni tal-Ministru tal-Finanzi Prof. Edward Scicluna mal-imsieħba soċjali bi tħejjija għall-baġit 2015.   Din kienet it-tielet laqgħa li l-gvern organizza mal-MCESD dwar il-baġit u t-tminn laqgħa meta wieħed jinkludi s-sessjonijiet ta’ konsultazzjoni li saru mal-pubbliku fil-ġimgħat li għaddew.     Fil-laqgħa tal-lum, il-membri ppreżentaw il-ħsibjiet…

B’kollox il-Gvern se jkun żamm 8 laqgħat ta’ konsultazzjoni dwar il-baġit 2015 Dalgħodu saret it-tieni laqgħa ta’ konsultazzjoni mal-imsieħba soċjali rappreżentati fi ħdan il-Kunsill Malti għall-Iżvilupp Ekonomiku u Soċjali l-MCESD dwar il-Baġit 2015. Fil-ftuħ tal-laqgħa, il-Ministru għad-Djalogu Soċjali, Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur u Libertajiet Ċivili Dott. Helena Dalli semmiet kif fil-ġimgħat li għaddew saru bosta preżentazzjonijiet mill-Ministru…