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How Finance Minister Scicluna builds his Budget
Faced with criticism that the middle class was forgotten in the Budget, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna says the exercise is part of a five-year plan and cannot be viewed in isolation. The Labour Party was under pressure by its traditional voters to deliver a more social Budget after three years of wealth generation that did not reach…
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X’ser jieħdu l-pensjonanti is-sena d-dieħla
L-anzjani ser ikunu fost l-aktar faxxa ta’ membri tas-soċjetà tagħna li ser jibbenefikaw mill-baġit li ħabbart nhar it-Tnejn li għadda, grazzi għal pakkett ta’ 20 miżura intiża biex jiżdiedilhom id-dħul, fosthom permezz tal-qtugħ ta’ taxxa, kif ukoll għajnuna estiża għall-carer u għajnuna oħra. Dan kollu ser jidħol fis-seħħ fl-2017. Nixtieq nispjega aktar fil-fond dan…
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Budget b’20 miżura favur il-pensjonanti
Il-Budget għall-2017, fost il-ħafna miżuri mmirati biex itejbu l-qagħda soċjali ta’ min għandu dħul baxx u medju, fih pakkett ta’ 20 miżura mmirati speċifikament għall-pensjonanti. Dan qalu l-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna waqt li indirizza konferenza tal-aħbarijiet dwar il-miżuri tal-budget favur il-pensjonanti mal-Ministru għall-Familja u Solidarjetà Soċjali Dr Michael Farrugia. STQARRIJA KONĠUNTA MAĦRUĠA…
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Budget 2017 – Prosperity with Social Justice
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Standard and Poor’s upgrades Malta’s credit rating to ‘A-’
“The budgetary measures and reforms carried out by government in the last three years have been vindicated to the full by the latest credit rating report by Standard and Poor’s which raised Malta’s rating from ‘BBB+’ to ‘A-’, the first time it raised Malta’s credit rating in 20 years,” stated Minister for Finance, Prof Edward…
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Minister for Finance launches Joint Enforcement Task Force to combat black economy
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna announced the formation of a Joint Enforcement Task Force (JET) which will bolster the government’s efforts at combating the black economy. Speaking during a press conference, Minister Scicluna explained that through JET, the government will channel the resources and technical knowhow of the Income Tax Department, VAT Department…
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Il-Vantaġġi ta’ Pajjiżna
Fl-artiklu tiegħi tal-ġimgħa l-oħra tkellimt dwar il-kompetittività u kif din taffettwa lil kull pajjiż f’diversi oqsma, bħall-pagi, is-suq tax-xogħol, l-investiment, x’tip ta’ riżorsi għandu dak il-pajjiż u kif titkejjel il-klassifika tal-pajjiżi skont il-kompetittività tagħhom. Aparti dan kollu, hemm aspett ieħor tal-kompetittività li huwa importanti għal pajjiżna, jiġifieri li fl-strateġija tiegħu juża dawk is-setturi fejn huwa…
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Jidħol fis-seħħ tibdil fix-xiri pubbliku tal-Gvern
B’effett minn dan ix-xahar, se jkunu qed jidħlu fis-seħħ regoli ġodda dwar il-mod ta’ kif il-Gvern jixtri prodotti u servizzi, proċess magħruf bħala public procurement. Dawn ir-regoli se jwasslu għal proċessi aktar effiċjenti, flessibbli, b’inqas burokrazija u b’aktar trasparenza. Ir-regoli se jwasslu wkoll biex Malta tkun konformi mar-regolamenti u direttivi tal-Unjoni Ewropea. STQARRIJA KONĠUNTA…
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Finance Ministers discuss country experiences on raising efficiency in the health care sector
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna has told the Euro area Finance Ministers that “discussions on country experiences with respect to raising efficiency in the health-care sector are always useful in view of the increasing cost of health-care on top of demographic pressures, including an ageing population.” PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE…
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In Washington for IMF/WB meetings
Minister for Finance, Prof Edward Scicluna is holding talks with senior officials of leading international financial institutions on the margin of the 2016 International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) Annual Meetings in Washington D.C., USA between 7th and 9th October 2016. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Minister Scicluna is discussing…