Ministers’ declarations: Refalo has €781,000 in loans, €13,000 rental income

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has tabled the annual declaration of assets of ministers and parliamentary secretaries in parliament.

The Prime Minister himself declared an annual salary of €64,847 and €75,000 in bank deposits.

Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech declared a ministerial salary of €58,666, a MEP retirement pension of €12,070, a voluntary contributory pension of €17,453, a government pension of €12,342, and €77,448 in bank deposits.

Planning parliamentary secretary Michael Falzon declared €39,695 in a Bank of Valletta account.

Education Minister Evarist Bartolo declared a €3,413 income from lecturing at the University of Malta along with his ministerial salary.

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna declared a lecturing salary of €8,437, while Civil Liberties Minister Helena Dalli declared a university lecturing salary of €5,502 along with a 99% shareholding in PADA Builders.

Justice Minister Owen Bonnici said that he is a teaching associate within the Faculty of Law at the University but had requested not to receive a lecturing salary since the academic year 2013-14.

Environment Minister Leo Brincat declared €17,551 in government stock,s €5,200 in HSBC subordinated bonds, €6,500 in Bank of Valletta subordinated bonds, €7,500 in Tumas Investment bonds, €800 in Simonds Farsons Cisk bonds, €9,000 in an MSV single premium plan, and €30,557 in an MSV Invstment Bond Joint Unit.

Transport Minister Joe Mizzi declared an outstanding loan balance of €12,690, while Economy Minister Chris Cardona declared a €445,219 loan, Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis a €121,000 loan, and EU funds parliamentary secretary Ian Borg a €223,439 loan.  

Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela declared €21,0860 in securities with Crystal Finance in his wife’s name.  

Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi declared a €329,816 loand along with ownership of a house in London, and a €76,000 income and €310,279 in total bank deposits.

Agriculture parliamentary secretary Roderick Galdes declared a studio apartment in Hayes, Middlesex, and loans of €168,047.

Gozo Minister Anton Refalo declared full or partial ownership of 23 properties, 21 of which are in Gozo. He also declared a €781,200 loan.

Competitiveness parliamentary secretary Jose Herrera declared €61,990 as his salary, higher than several ministers. He also declared two houses, a villa, a flat, a garage, an office, and a third of a property in Zejtun that is currently being developed.

Health parliamentary secretary Chris Fearne declared a €88,000 income, without saying where the money had come from.