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Il-Kompetittività ta’ Pajjiżna
Ta’ sikwit nisimgħu min jgħid li pajjiżna għandu bżonn ikun aktar kompetittiv, imma l-kompetittività xi tfisser, u għaliex hija daqshekk importanti għal pajjiżna? Jekk inħarsu lejn id-dinja tan-negozju naraw li ħanut ikun kopetittiv jekk joffri prodotti ta’ kwalità għolja bi prezzijiet li jkunu baxxi. Meta jiġri hekk, jirnexxielu jiġbed ferm aktar klijenti u jbiegħ ferm…
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Malta supports international initiatives at curbing tax avoidance and evasion
Malta fully supports global initiatives such as the OECD’s Base-erosion profit sharing (BEPS) and the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive which was inspired by it, as they guarantee fair taxation competition between countries. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna made this assertion as he addressed a graduation ceremony of the…
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Minister for Finance addresses the Malta Maritime Summit
Speaking in a pre-recorded message during the first edition of the Malta Maritime Summit, Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna recalled how the EU emerged from the global economic crisis in worse shape than the US and, in addition, with a spate of legislation aimed at deterring the effects that brought it about. He explained that…
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Risk aversion is stifling international business
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna stated that risk is a matter of concern which needs to be carefully managed, while risk aversion in itself can potentially stifle investment especially in relation to emerging markets. While speaking during a seminar organised by the Minister Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA), Minister Scicluna described the…
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Lower deficit registered in first eight months of 2016
A surplus of €61.9 million was recorded in the consolidated fund during the month of August while the deficit for the first eight months of this year decreased to almost half that recorded last year. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE This data emerged from the latest Government Finance Data issued…
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Commemoration of Chinese engineers who died during the construction of No. 6 Drydock
Minister for Finance, Prof. Edward Scicluna attended the yearly commemoration of the two Chinese engineers who died while working on the construction of the No. 6 Drydock in 1979. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The commemoration took place on Qingming, a Chinese public holiday in which Chinese traditionally pay their respects…
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Il-faqar fil-mira tal-baġits tal-Gvern
Il-ġimgħa l-oħra l-Uffiċċju Nazzjonali tal-Istatistika (NSO) ħareġ l-aħħar figuri u inidikaturi relatati mal-faqar għas-sena 2014 u parzjalment ukoll hemm xi indikaturi għas-sena ta’ wara. Kulħadd ikun qed jistenna dawn il-figuri, speċjalment għax għandna gvern li hu kommess li jwaqqa’ ir-rata tal-faqar u n-numru ta’ nies li sfortunatament jkunu f’dan l-istat Bħal ma għidt fil-konferenza stampa…
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€50 million housing project approved by the European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a number of projects to be carried out in Malta, including one on social housing. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE This was announced during a signing ceremony held at the Ministry for Finance, between Minister Edward Scicluna and the President of the EIB…
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Il-Budget u l-Imsieħba Soċjali
Waqt il-preparazzjoni għall-budġet ikollna diversi laqgħat importanti fi ħdan il-Kunsill Malti għall-Iżvilupp Ekonomiku u Soċjali (MCESD) li jiġbor fi ħdanu l-imsieħba soċjali, li huma it-trade unions, l-għaqdiet kollha ta’ min iħaddem u l-Gvern. Peress li l-laqgħat tal-MCESD isiru fil-magħluq u l-ġurnalisti jkunu mistiedna biss għall-ewwel ftit minuti ta’d awn il-laqgħat, sabiex jieħu togħma…
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Dak li ħaddieħor wiegħed li se jagħmlu f’10 snin, dan il-gvern għamlu f’sena
Waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet, il-Ministru għall-Familja u Solidarjetà Soċjali Michael Farrugia u l-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna laqgħu b’mod pożittiv ir-riżultati ppubblikati mill-Uffiċċju Nazzjonali tal-Istatistika dwar Income & Living Conditions 2015. STQARRIJA MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FAMILJA U SOLIDARJETÀ SOĊJALI U MILL-MINISTERU GĦALL-FINANZI Fost it-titjib jispikka li r-riskju ta’ faqar u l-esklużjoni soċjali fost dawk taħt it-18-il sena naqas…