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Courtesy visit from the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Italy
Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna received a courtesy visit from H.E. Wojciech Ponikiewski, Polish Ambassador to Italy who is also responsible for Malta, on Wednesday 12th November, 2013. During the meeting, Prof. Scicluna and Mr Ponikiewski discussed the various similarities between Malta and Poland, among them being the efforts of both countries to diversify the…
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European Commission to comment on the Budget
The European Commission is due to give its reaction to the Budget on November 22, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said this afternoon. The reaction will be given during a meeting of finance ministers which will also involve the Budgets of the other member states. Prof Scicluna told a press conference that he was optimistic of…
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Budget 2014: A Budget that addresses Malta’s priorities – Videoblog 23
Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna speaks about the pride he felt while presenting the very first budget as prepared by the new Labour Government, and which outlines its vision for the future of the country. Prof. Scicluna explains that the Budget is not simply an accounting exercise which shifts funds from one department or ministry…
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European Commission notes that wind in Malta’s sails gaining strength
The Finance Ministry welcomes the remarks by the European Commission, as presented in its European Economic Forecast for Autumn 2013, published on Tuesday 6th November, 2013. The Commission’s remarks are further validation that the Maltese economy is gradually picking up speed, thanks to the prudent fiscal administration and forward-looking policy approach of the new Government.…
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Budget 2014 – Ministry for Finance
“Permezz ta’ dan il-baġit konvinti li se nwettqu l-viżjoni tagħna ta’ Malta Aktar b’Saħħitha, Malta aktar Ġusta.” – Ministru għall-Finanzi Prof. Edward Scicluna Budget 2014 Speech >> Budget 2014 Document >> Economic Survey 2013 >> – – – – – – [nggallery id=159] [nggallery id=160] – – – Finance…
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Scicluna promises a ‘Realistic’ Budget tomorrow
The budget that will be presented tomorrow is a realistic one, which is conscious of the financial situation the country is in but which seeks to make the best of it nevertheless, according to Finance Minister Edward Scicluna. In an interview with this newspaper, Prof. Scicluna emphasises that the budget will be doing so “by…
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Strengthening National Statistics – Videoblog 22
In his weekly video blog, Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses recent reports pertaining to the publication and reporting of national statistics in which he called for less ambiguity in how these figures are presented to the media and the public. Prof. Scicluna explains that when he fulfilled the role of an MEP, he…
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Finance Minister Prof. Edward Scicluna fuq Sibt il-Punt – ONE radio – 26.10.2013
Fil-budget li gej, il-gvern jehtieg li jibdel id-direzzjoni sabiex l-ekonomija ta’ pajjizna tkompli tikber u d-deficit jinzel ghal taht it- tlieta fil-mija. Dan intqal mill-Ministru tal-Finanzi Edward Scicluna waqt li kien qed jiehu sehem fil-programm Sibt-il Punt fuq radju ONE. – Saturday, 26th October, 2013
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Malta moves closer to Ipsas
Malta’s finance minister Edward Scicluna has been presented with a report setting out how the country can manage the transition to accrual-based public sector accounting standards. The report was prepared with CIPFA’s input following a workshop held in April on International Public Sector Accounting Standards. It is intended to provide a ‘gap analysis’ of the…
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L-istatistika taħt skrutinju
Ftit jiem ilu fil-Kunsill Malti għall-Iżvilupp Ekonomiku u Soċjali għaddejt xi rimarki dwar nuqqas ta’ ċarezza fir-rappurtaġġ ta’ statistika vitali, bħalma hi r-rata tal-qgħad u r-rata tal-inflazzjoni. Kont primarjament qiegħed nirreferi għall-midja. Għidt ukoll li l-aġenzija nnifisha, l-NSO, ma tantx tgħin għax xi kultant tħalli ħafna ambigwità fil-mod kif tirrapporta jew tħabbar dawn il-figuri. Bħal…