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Mhux ta’ min joqgħod fuq l-Oppożizzjoni biex tinterpreta statistika
Fi stqarrija, il-Partit Nazzjonalista qed jallega li l-Ministru għall-Finanzi, l-Professur Edward Scicluna, fil-Parlament qal li l-istatistika tal-Economic Survey mhux ta’ min joqgħod fuqha. L-istqarrija naqset milli tirriproduċi l-ispjegazzjoni tal-Ministru Scicluna fejn, waqt id-diskussjoni dwar l-estimi tal-Ministeru tiegħu, qal li l-Kap tal-Oppożizzjoni Dr Simon Busuttil uża statistika b’mod ħażin meta ddikjara li l-pagi matul…
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3,800 new companies registered in first nine months of this year
Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna noted that 3,800 new companies have been registered by September 2016, bringing the total number of registered companies up to around 50,000. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Speaking at the Annual Company Law Conference organised by the Department of Commercial Law within the University of…
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Il-Borża u l-Investiment Finanzjarju
L-investiment finanzjarju qisu munita biż-żewġ naħat tagħha. Fuq naħa waħda għandek id-depożitant jew l-investitur. Dak illi għandu flusu u jgħaddihom lil ħaddieħor u talli jagħmel hekk, jieħu ritorn sodisfaċenti għalih. Filwaqt li fuq in-naħa l-oħra għandna l-kumpaniji, illi għandom ħafna ideat però ma’ jkollhomx il-finanzi u għaldaqstant jaqgħu fuq min jipprovdi dawn il-finanzi. Dawn imbagħad…
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‘You cannot fight the market’
If ever there was a job to which the old saying ‘you can never win’ applies, surely it would have to be the Minister of Finance. Traditionally, as the man who holds the key to the national treasury, he is inundated with pressure from Cabinet colleagues demanding ever-increasing allocations. And once the annual Budget exercise…
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Minister for Finance receives a courtesy visit from the French Business Confederation
Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna welcomed a delegation from the French Business Confederation (MEDEF), led by M. Loïc Armand, President of L’Oréal France and Chairman of MEDEF Europe Committee. During the meeting, held at the Ministry for Finance, Minister Scicluna explained the priorities to be pursued by government during the Maltese Presidency for…
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Finance Minister addresses second annual MSE investor education conference
The creation of deeper and more integrated capital markets throughout the European Union, known as the Capital Markets Union (CMU) will be given top priority on the agenda during the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Minister for Finance, Professor Edward Scicluna affirmed this…
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Il-ħsieb wara l-aħħar erba’ baġits
Naħseb li l-ebda baġit li niftakar jiena ma qajjem diskussjoni sana dwar it-tqassim tal-ġid u dwar l-irwol tal-paga minima, daqs il-baġit li qrajt nhar it-Tnejn 17 ta’ Ottubru. Kien hemm min qal illi dan kien baġit ta’ qabel l-elezzjoni, iżda dan il-kliem intqal ukoll wara l-ewwel, it-tieni u t-tielet baġit, allura ma tantx sa jimpressjona…
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2016 deficit continues its decline in September
The Ministry for Finance welcomes the latest statistics published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) showing a decrease of €98 million in the consolidated fund deficit between January and September 2016 when compared with the same period last year. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The reduction in the deficit is buoyed by…
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Minister Scicluna meets with French counterpart ahead of Maltese Presidency
Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna held talks with his French counterpart M. Michel Sapin at the Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances in Paris, as part of the preparations for the upcoming Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Ministers Scicluna and Sapin exchanged…
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The four main areas of poverty and how each budget has tackled them
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna meets with The Malta Independent on Sunday in order to fill us in on what the government’s term plan is and how this budget fits into the grander scheme of things. Professor Scicluna divulged the systematic approach taken by this government to tackle issues in various sections of society. Some…