Day: September 8, 2014

  • Government’s Vision for Budget 2015 – Videoblog 59

    Government’s Vision for Budget 2015 – Videoblog 59

    Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the recently unveiled Pre Budget Document 2015, and the vision it lays out for the upcoming Budget 2015. Prof. Scicluna explains that the government’s vision for the Budget 2015 will look towards ensuring that social welfare reflects the government’s objective of creating opportunities while discouraging dependencies. At the…

  • Consumer expenditure on upward trend in line with the economy

    Consumer expenditure on upward trend in line with the economy

    STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Consumer expenditure by Maltese and Gozitan families measured in volume terms has been increasing strongly at an average rate of 5.1 per cent per annum for the last fifteen months. This is a far higher rate than that observed during the previous fifteen months where it averaged 1.7 per…