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L-impatt ekonomiku tal-immigrazzjoni
Ftit hemm suġġetti daqstant delikati u li jqanqlu emozzjonijiet daqs il-migrazzjoni. Nisimgħu ħafna b’dawk li jiġu mill-Afrika, li jġarrbu inċidenti koroh, li jissugraw ħajjithom, jew li saħansitra jitilfu ħajjithom fi tfittxija għal ħajja aħjar. Mis-Sirja, bosta qed jaħarbu mill-kunflitti armati u allura m’għandhomx x’jitilfu jekk jitilqu minn pajjiżhom. Jiġu minn fejn jiġu, regolari jew irregolari,…
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Malta u l-Curaçao bi ftehim dwar it-taxxa doppja
Malta u l-gżira Curaçao tal-Karibew iffirmaw konvenzjoni biex tiġi evitata t-taxxa doppja u għall-prevenzjoni tal-evażjoni fiskali fir-rigward tat-taxxi fuq l-introjtu. Il-ftehim ġie ffirmat l-Erbgħa 18 ta’ Novembru 2015 mill-Ministru għall-Finanzi Malti Edward Scicluna, u mill-kontraparti tiegħu tan-nazzjon kostitwenti tar-Renju tan-Netherlands, is-Sur Jose Jardim. Preżenti għaċ-ċerimonja tal-iffirmar, li saret fil-Ministeru għall-Finanzi, il-Belt, kien hemm, fost l-oħrajn,…
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Government welcomes Commission’s Budget 2016 Assessment
The Government welcomes the European Commission’s Assessment on Malta’s Draft Budgetary Plan, published today, which confirms that Malta’s Budget 2016 is compliant with the Growth and Stability Pact. The European Commission is of the opinion that Malta’s growth rate of government expenditure is line with the applicable expenditure benchmark. Furthermore, Malta’s decreasing debt ratio is…
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Inspirational business leaders should be given due recognition
“The importance of giving due recognition to inspirational business leaders cannot be stressed enough,” Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said. “Rewarding the ‘best-in-business’ is recognising and celebrating the right entrepreneurial culture which stimulates innovation, drive and commitment of a variety of corporate business clusters, including small and medium enterprises, ranging from iGaming to finance to fashion.”…
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Time ripe for the Malta Stock Exchange to further its activities
Minister for Finance, Edward Scicluna, commended the efforts and projects that the Malta Stock Exchange is planning to embark upon in the near future. He said that the MSE has served the country well since it was set up 25 years ago, and that the time is now ripe for it to further its activities.…
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Policy initiatives backing Malta’s strong growth
The IMF 2015 Article IV Mission, which has just completed a review of the Maltese economy and its finances, has concluded that the strong growth of the economy has been “helped by policy initiatives.” The IMF is also positive about the economic and fiscal prospects for the coming years. It expects economic growth…
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The economic impact of immigration – Vlog 108
From an economic perspective, is the influx of immigrants – be they from within the European Union or third-country nationals – beneficial or harmful? Can a manageable influx contribute towards the country’s economic growth? Can it help us address the issue of low-end jobs that no longer manage to attract Maltese workers and of positions…
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Press release from the Department of Contracts
The Department of Contracts rebuts the allegations being made in sections of the media that the Salina Coast Road project did not go through a tender offer process. PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE, THE MINISTRY FOR TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE MINISTRY FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELECTORAL MANIFESTO The Department…
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Introdotta l-ewwel skema tal-pensjoni tat-tielet pilastru
Wara snin twal ta’ kliem favur li jkollna f’Malta leġiżlazzjoni xierqa li tintroduċi l-pensjoni tat-tielet pilastru, dan il-Gvern iddikjara l-impenn tiegħu li dawn il-prodotti ta’ pensjoni privata volontarja jiġu introdotti matul din il-leġiżlatura u dan l-impenn wettqu billi aktar kmieni din is-sena daħħal il-leġiżlazzjoni meħtieġa. Dan għamilha possibbli biex illum tiġi varata l-ewwel skema skont…
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A one-size-fits-all not in the spirit of the Eurogroup
Speaking at the Eurogroup meeting held on 9 November in Brussels, Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna emphasised that “while Malta agrees with the moves to strengthen the Euro area through enhanced cooperation, the Commission’s proposals to this end could lead to a one-size-fits-all approach which is not within the spirit we have worked so far…