'Forensic work' formed bulk of €1.26 million Egrant inquiry cost

Details of the precise cost of the Egrant inquiry have been tabled today in Parliament, with the information indicating that a total of €1,257,759.46 were spent throughout its course.

The information on the figures spent on the inquiry led by Magistrate Aaron Bugeja - which was reported to have possibly been the most expensive in Malta’s history - emerged in a reply by Justice Minister Owen Bonnici to a question by Labour MP Clayton Bartolo.

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The most expensive part of the inquiry, the figures show, involved “professional forensic work”, which cost a total of over €1.04 million.

Translation from Spanish for the purposes of the report cost almost €22,000, while forensic accountancy services cost a total of €118,000.

Below are details of all expenditure on the inquiry:

Data entry by a court employee at the start of the inquiry: €2,805

Professional consultancy services: €4,313.98

Server rent disks and server transportation: €2,100

Translations from Maltese to English: €6,495.11

Maltese/English translations: €257.57

French/English translations: €271.64

Translations from Spanish volumes 1 to 3: €21,950.70

Forensic Accounting Advisory Services - Miroslava Milenovic: €32,000

Payment for professional forensic work (1): €1,030,318.11

Payment for professional forensic work (2): €13,892.73

Payment for legal services: €12,786.14

Document examination and analysis: €5,987.18

Interpreter: €87.03

Payment for professional forensic accountant services: €85,875

Payment for professional financial services: €35,531.60

Unspecified costs: €2,637.27

Total: €1,257,759.46