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Government targets annual 0.6% reduction in deficit, currently standing at 3.3% of GDP at end-2012.
Follow us live for Budget 2013 in the first budget to be presented by Labour finance minister Edward Scicluna.
The text of the President’s speech as a wordle - and how it compares to 2008
Which words did President of the Republic George Abela use the most?
Which words did President of the Republic George Abela use...
Government expected to announce deficit at around 3.3%
Tonio Fenech says up until he was minister for finance, the information he had...
Tonio Fenech says up until he was minister for finance, the...
Deficit could be as high as 3.5% - Prime Minister
Joseph Muscat says deficit projections can be expected to be way off the mark
Joseph Muscat says deficit projections can be expected to...
Consumers’ Association calls for party financing law
The Consumers’ Association echoes Nationalist MP Franco Debono’s call for...
The Consumers’ Association echoes Nationalist MP Franco...
Moody's downgrades Malta’s country ceiling
Moody's has downgraded the country ceilings for Malta, Estonia and Slovakia, in...
Moody's has downgraded the country ceilings for Malta,...
No short-term rating risks from Maltese government's fall - Fitch
The fall of the Maltese government does not pose short-term risks to Malta's...
The fall of the Maltese government does not pose short-term...
Tobacco, cement and fuel excise back to pre-budget level
Government spend limited to 33% of 2012 levels until election
Government spend limited to 33% of 2012 levels until...
[WATCH] Video and photos from yesterday's vote and press conference
Ray Attard's photos from yesterday's budget vote.
Ray Attard's photos from yesterday's budget vote.
[ANALYSIS] Lawrence Gonzi: survivor, or delayer?
Gonzi lost yesterday’s vote but he has accomplished his mission to survive...
Gonzi lost yesterday’s vote but he has accomplished his...
Franco Debono, ‘Honoured and privileged to stand up to the oligarchy’
Franco Debono’s last speech lays into the ‘oligarchy’ he says led him to vote against the budget.
Franco Debono’s last speech lays into the ‘oligarchy’...
Last salute in the House - Lawrence Gonzi lauds five years in power
Gonzi on PN's internal troubles: “In hindsight, I believe I made the right...
Gonzi on PN's internal troubles: “In hindsight, I believe...
‘GonziPN has imploded’ – Joseph Muscat
Labour leader Joseph Muscat has described government's parliamentary defeat as...
Labour leader Joseph Muscat has described government's...
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[ANALYSIS] Franco’s last bow
Malta has a long-standing tradition of political mavericks who challenge the precepts of their age. Does Franco Debono fit this description? Or is he (as his...
Malta has a long-standing tradition of political mavericks...
Franco Debono votes against budget | Gonzi: 'Franco Debono is a closed chapter, he is irrelevant'
Franco Debono votes against 2013 Budget, effectively bringing down the Nationalist government. PM Gonzi expected to call on President Abela to dissolve...
Franco Debono votes against 2013 Budget, effectively...
Gonzi’s electoral tax cuts ‘underestimated people’s altruism’ – Muscat
‘Labour ready to govern whatever happens tomorrow… but don’t give in to provocation’ – Labour leader.
‘Labour ready to govern whatever happens tomorrow… but...
Debono will vote against budget, 9 March most probable election date
Nationalist MP Franco Debono spent the weekend in Rome in preparation for what...
Nationalist MP Franco Debono spent the weekend in Rome in...
‘Election to be called early next year’ - Prime Minister
'Whatever happens tomorrow, elections will be called early next year,' says...
'Whatever happens tomorrow, elections will be called early...
PN deputy leader urges people to ‘stand up and talk’
Simon Busuttil says tomorrow’s Budget vote will be a test of ‘maturity’...
Simon Busuttil says tomorrow’s Budget vote will be a test...
