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Malta joins 50 other countries and jurisdictions in the fight against tax evasion – Videoblog 66
In his weekly video blog, Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna explains that last week, he was invited to attend Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, which took place on 28th and 29th October 2014 in Berlin. Prof. Scicluna explains that during the Forum, Malta joined 50 other states…
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Il-Mekkaniżmu tal-Cola
Ftit jiem ilu l-kelliem għall-finanzi tal-Oppożizzjoni s-Sur Tonio Fenech ħareġ jitkaża bil-Gvern b’kemm se jagħti COLA baxxa għall-għoli tal-ħajja, filwaqt li jiftaħar li fil-gvern tagħhom kienu taw COLA akbar u b’saħħitha ta’ ’l fuq minn tliet ewro fil-ġimgħa. Din kienet ħaġa wisq sorprendenti li ma kontx nistenna mingħand il-kelliem tal-Oppożizzjoni. li jgħid li l-COLA tiġi…
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Malta joins 50 states and jurisdictions in signing Multilateral Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Tax Information
Malta has joined 50 states and jurisdictions in signing a Multilateral Agreement on The Automatic Exchange of Tax Information in Berlin, under the aegis of the OECD. PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomed the signing, underlining that it represents an important step in…
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Moody’s praises Malta’s robust growth as economy going forward
“Government reforms targeting bottlenecks” – Moody’s Credit rating agency Moody’s praised Malta’s economic performance saying Malta’s economy is going forward. Moody’s highlights higher domestic consumption and last year’s good export performance, as well as major government reforms in the energy sector and labour market, to keep improving Malta’s performance as it reaffirms Malta’s A3 credit…
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Il-mekkaniżmu tal-COLA
Hu ironiku li l-istess Tonio Fenech u l-Oppożizzjoni Nazzjonalista qegħdin kontinwament jattakkaw bl-aktar mod sfrenat il-mekkaniżmu tal-COLA, meta kienu l-istess Tonio Fenech u l-Partit Nazzjonalista li stabilixxew dan il-mekkaniżmu meta kienu fil-Gvern. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI La dan il-Gvern, u lanqas ebda Gvern ta’ qabel, ma jista’ jieħu l-krettu għaż-żieda tal-COLA. Dan għaliex il-COLA tinħadem…
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European central bank comprehensive assessment confirms robustness of Maltese banks
“The results of the comprehensive assessment exercise conducted by the European Central Bank (ECB) on 130 banks located in 19 Member States reconfirmed the soundness and robustness of Malta’s banking sector,” said the Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna. Minister Scicluna welcomed the results of the exercise as conducted by the ECB in conjunction…
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Tieqa fuq il-Baġit 2015
Il-ġimgħa l-oħra fil-Ministeru tiegħi lestejna biċċa xogħol kbira u importanti fil-kalendarju baġitarju. Dan hu l-abbozz għall-baġit li ġej għas-sena 2015, magħruf bl-Ingliż bħala d-Draft Budget. Dan hu dokument li hu mitlub mill-Kummissjoni Ewropea u li jintbagħat fil-15 ta’ Ottubru ta’ kull sena lill-Kummissjoni mill-pajjiżi kollha li huma fiż-Żona Ewro. Din hija t-tieni darba li Malta…
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COLA issue explained – Videoblog 65
Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the Cost of Living Adjustment, and the Opposition’s claims that it was somehow positive that during the previous administration the COLA increase was comparatively higher. Minister Scicluna explains that the COLA mechanism was originally introduced by the Nationalist Administration in 1991 and was established specifically to be…
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Prof. Edward Scicluna on TVAM
Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna jitkellem dwar it-tħejjijiet għall-Baġit 2015 waqt TVAM – Wednesday, 22 October, 2014
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Stqarrija għall-istampa
L-Oppożizzjoni tidher li lanqas stqarrija sempliċi ma taf taqra. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Fl-ittra tagħha llum, il-Kummissjoni Ewropea ma elenkat ebda ksur tal-liġi u ma talbet l-ebda tibdil. Talbet biss kjarifiki mill-Gvern Malti bħala parti mill-proċeduri li ddaħħlu mill-Unjoni Ewropea s-sena l-oħra. L-Oppożizzjoni għal darb’oħra qed tara kif tipprova tagħmel ostakli, l-aqwa li tagħmel il-ħsara.…