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Here's how unions and business chambers reacted to Malta's Budget for 2024
After announcing Air Malta’s termination earlier this year, government is set to invest an initial €215 million in the country’s new national airline
Budget 2024: Stipends to increase by €64 next year
Government will be substantially increasing the stipends of specific courses...
Government will be substantially increasing the stipends of...
Budget 2024: Increased welfare assistance to disabled and elderly announced
Senior citizens who employ a carer of their choice to assist them in their daily needs, can now claim €8,000 per year to do so
Senior citizens who employ a carer of their choice to...
Budget 2024: Children’s allowance to increase by €250
Government spending on children’s allowance will increase to €15.5...
Government spending on children’s allowance will...
Budget 2024: Pre-1962 pension anomaly to be addressed starting next year
From next year, the same mechanism that has already been applied to those born in 1962 or later will also be applied to pensioners who were born before
From next year, the same mechanism that has already been...
Budget 2024: Pensions increase by €780 per year
Every retired person, pensioner and those on disability benefits, will see...
Every retired person, pensioner and those on disability...
Budget 2024: Wages to increase by €12.81 a week
People on lower incomes will receive additional benefits ranging from €100...
People on lower incomes will receive additional benefits...
Budget 2024: The return of the red bag
For the second consecutive year, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana will be carrying the budget in a red briefcase
For the second consecutive year, Finance Minister Clyde...
Budget 2024: No major shakes in budget targeting inflation
Read the MaltaToday liveblog to experience the Budget day as it happened
Read the MaltaToday liveblog to experience the Budget day...
Budgetary matters
Whilst the government announces various policies, schemes, and strategies during the year, the budget is still seen as a central economic policy document which...
Whilst the government announces various policies, schemes,...
Abela promises ‘Socialist’ budget, 95,000 families to receive additional COLA
The Prime Minister said that those most in need will get an additional COLA payment that varies between €100 and €1,500
The Prime Minister said that those most in need will get an...
Farsons CEO takes issue with finance minister’s ‘cartel’ stab at big business
After Clyde Caruana implies Maltese markets dominated by oligopolistic ‘cartel’ behaviour, Farsons CEO Norman Aquilna says vilification of big...
After Clyde Caruana implies Maltese markets dominated by...
[WATCH] Minimum wage set to increase gradually over the next four years
Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced the country’s minimum wage will be gradually increased over the coming four years, following an agreement with...
Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced the...
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Incentivising employee training is the next step, Prime Minister says ahead of budget
The Prime Minister said that while government has been incentivising work during the last five years, government aims to strengthen incentives...
The Prime Minister said that while government has been...
Budget 2024 will be 'envy of other countries', Clyde Caruana states
Caruana said that the €350 million in subsidies that are to be spent...
Caruana said that the €350 million in subsidies...
Abela commits €5 million in EU funds to cleaning machinery
Abela tells tourism stakeholder that a clean Malta can promote better quality...
Abela tells tourism stakeholder that a clean Malta can...
Energy price stability crucial to fight inflation, Prime Minister tells restaurateurs
Prime Minister in pre-budget consultation with Association of Catering Establishments, reiterates importance of keeping energy prices stable
Prime Minister in pre-budget consultation with Association...
Government will continue taking the difficult decisions, Abela tells Chamber
Prime Minister Robert Abela starts series of consultation meetings ahead of Budget 2024
Prime Minister Robert Abela starts series of consultation...
New minimum tax for companies will be ‘revenue neutral’, Finance Minister pledges
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana says government has no intention of generating any additional revenue from the introduction of a minimum effective tax rate of...
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana says government has no...
