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Opposition leader Simon Busuttil delivers the Nationalist Party’s take on Budget 2017, presented last week
Chamber of Commerce takes government to task for replacing eco-contribution tax with excise duties in its latest Budget, describes it as a 'tax on everyday life that will hit...
Budget 2017 gets it wrong on traffic
Accountant and lawyer MPs must decide if they want to be full-time elected representatives or keep having their cake and eating it and making a mockery of...
Accountant and lawyer MPs must decide if they want to be...
Budget fails Caritas poverty test - PN
Nationalist Party once again says that Monday’s budget is only a cosmetic one, without a clear vision and accuses government of deceiving those most in...
Nationalist Party once again says that Monday’s...
New social measures should be ‘just the start’ – Caritas director
Disappointment at government’s failure to raise minimum wage
Disappointment at government’s failure to raise...
Minister says in-work benefits will allow people to invest in pension schemes
Finance minister says that after three 'distributive' budgets, government now helping those left behind
Finance minister says that after three...
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[WATCH] Rent regulation would be jumping the gun, Muscat says on Malta’s rising property costs
Fighting poverty or tax avoidance? Joseph Muscat admits doubling rental subsidies for low-income tenants against presentation of contract ‘is uncharted...
Fighting poverty or tax avoidance? Joseph Muscat admits...
How unions and interest groups reacted to Budget 2017
The government has hailed Budget 2017 as “the most social Budget”...
The government has hailed Budget 2017 as “the most...
VoxPop | Pensioners generally happy with Budget 2017
A MaltaToday vox pop in Valletta, on the morning after the budget, gathers...
A MaltaToday vox pop in Valletta, on the morning after the...
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Student group SDM wants free public transport extended beyond 18-year-olds
Student political group SDM says Budget 2017 lacks incentives for students in general to use public transport, says free bus scheme should be extended...
Student political group SDM says Budget 2017 lacks...
New Gozo Museum in the pipeline, sister island to get its own fibre optic link
The white paper on the devolution of administrative activities will kick-start a public consultation process to study the option of giving Gozo more...
The white paper on the devolution of administrative...
€5,000 tax concession for first-time buyers extended for another year
The Cost of Living Adjustment mechanism will see wages increase by €1.75 a week • First-time buyers restoring their first property can benefit up to...
The Cost of Living Adjustment mechanism will see wages...
The budget’s greener side: a dedicated agency to keep Malta clean
A new agency will be set up to coordinate the upkeep and cleanliness of public...
A new agency will be set up to coordinate the upkeep and...
Budget 2017 gives 18-year-olds free public transport for a year
All those who turn 18 during the 2017 will benefit from free bus transport
All those who turn 18 during the 2017 will benefit from...
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Marsamxett harbour earmarked for breakwater project
The Malta Development Bank which will be launched and have authorised capital...
The Malta Development Bank which will be launched and have...
Stipends extended to students with disability and students living in orphanages
Stipends will be increased pro rata to reflect the cost of living adjustment, while eligibility criteria for supplementary allowance will be revised
Stipends will be increased pro rata to reflect the cost of...
Attorney General's office to start leading prosecution in criminal cases
Prosecutions will be handled by the Attorney General’s office rather than the police
Prosecutions will be handled by the Attorney...
How Budget 2017 translated into a distribution of wealth for all
Government is now in a position to distribute wealth following unprecedented...
Government is now in a position to distribute wealth...
12 things on which prices have gone up (or down) since Budget 2017
Hair gel, shampoo, toiletries, non-alcoholic beverages, and… steel rods,...
Hair gel, shampoo, toiletries, non-alcoholic beverages,...
Electricity cuts would have meant less social spending, Labour warns
Economy minister Chris Cardona plays down calls for fresh electricity cuts,...
Economy minister Chris Cardona plays down calls for fresh...
