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Do taxpayers trust governments with their money? – Videoblog 51
Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which he presented recently for its Second Reading in Parliament. Minister Scicluna underlines that the Act is important because it establishes certain checks and balances on all future Maltese governments to keep public finances on track in an accountable and transparent manner. He explains…
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Finance Minister participates in Concluding Session of National Risk Assessment Workshop
The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna participated in the concluding session of a National Money Laundering / Risk Assessment Workshop on Thursday 10th July 2014. Also present for the session were the Attorney General Dr. Peter Grech, the Central Bank of Malta (CBM) Governor Prof Josef Bonnici, together with senior officials from the Malta…
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Seventy Seven Accountants and Auditors receive CPA and PCA Warrants and Certificates
In all 77 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) warrants and Practising Certificates in Auditing (PCA) were presented by Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna during a ceremony held at the Ministry offices in Valletta. Speaking during the ceremony, Prof. Scicluna noted that those receiving their warrants will progress along a path that will see them developing as…
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Minister for Finance Addresses the Economic and Financial Priorities of the Italian Presidency
“The fiscal consolidation efforts, as happens in major surgery, left the economic body dilapidated. While the bad parts were cut off, some of the good parts were unfortunately removed as well. That is why structural reforms and investment are now needed for growth and employment,” said the Minister for Finance, Professor Edward Scicluna. Minister Scicluna…
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Courtesy Call from Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj
Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy call from Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Deodat Maharaj in the last week of June 2014. Mr Maharaj was accompanied by Adviser and Head of the Debt Management Section of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arindam Roy, and Adviser to the Debt Management Section of the Commonwealth Secretariat Pamella McLaren.…
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L-anqas Rata ta’ Qgħad mill-2000 ‘l hawn: Malta t-tielet l-aqwa fl-Ewropa
Statistika uffiċjali dwar il-qgħad ippubblikata mill-Eurostat illum (http://goo.gl/1jmKdn) tindika li r-rata tal-qgħad f’Malta għax-xahar ta’ Mejju kienet ta’ 5.7%. Din hija t-tielet l-anqas rata tal-qgħad irreġistrata fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Anqas minn Malta, hemm biss l-Awstrija u l-Germanja. Pajjiżna għandu rata tal-qgħad li hija anqas min-nofs ta’ dik irreġistrata fiż-żona Ewro. Ir-riżultat miksub minn pajjiżna f’Mejju…
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Government Finances in line with 2014 Budget Projections – Videoblog 50
In his weekly video blog, Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the fast-approaching Budget Period, and preparations that are underway within the Ministry for Finance in this regard. He explains that during this time, the Ministry would not only be analyzing the government’s finances and comparing them against projections, but also determining those…
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Formalment inawgurat Branch Reġjonali tal-Uffiċċju tal-Istatistika Nazzjonali ġewwa Għawdex
Il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Prof. Edward Scicluna flimkien mal-Ministru għall-Għawdex Dr Anton Refalo uffiċjalment inawguraw l-uffiċċju tal-NSO ġewwa Għawdex it-Tlieta 1 ta’ Lulju, 2014. Preżenti għall-inawgurazzjoni tal-uffiċċju kienu wkoll iċ-chairman tal-Awtorità tal-Istatistika Nazzjonali Prof. Albert Leone Ganado, id-Direttur Ġenerali tal-NSO s-Sur Michael Pace Ross, kif ukoll l-Isqof ta’ Għawdex Mgr Mario Grech. L-uffiċċju f’Għawdex qed jinfetaħ 67…
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Sustained decline in unemployment
Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomed the figures published by the National Statistics office on Monday 30th June 2014, which confirmed a drop in Registered Unemployed compared to the same period last year. While last year the number of persons registering for work with the Employment and Training Corporation (ETC) stood at 7,292, in…
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Il-Figuri tal-Finanzi tal-Gvern jirriflettu l-Pjan Imfassal fil-Baġit 2014
Il-Ministeru għall-Finanzi bi pjaċir jinnota l-figuri tal-finanzi tal-Gvern li ġew ippubblikati mill-aġenzija tal-istatistika nazzjonali għall- perjodu ta’ bejn Jannar u Mejju ta’ din is-sena. Dawn juru li n-nefqa tal-Gvern qiegħda tiżdied kif kien pjanat fil-baġit għal din is-sena, u għalhekk il-miri tal-Gvern qegħdin jintlaħqu. Fil-fatt in-nefqa minn Jannar sa Mejju 2014 hija biss €4.5 miljun…