Month: December 2014

  • Il-Baġit 2015 huwa issa Approvat

    Il-Baġit 2015 huwa issa Approvat

    Bħalissa qed nisimgħu ħafna dwar kif l-Unjoni Ewropea qed tiskrutinizza u tevalwa l-baġits rispettivi tal-pajjiżi li jikkostitwixxu l-membri taż-Żona Ewro. Dawn jammontaw għal b’kollox tmintax–il pajjiż, li jinkludu lil pajjiżna. Din l-evalwazzjoni li qed issir fuq il-baġits li ġew ippreżentati minn dawn il-pajjiżi, u abbażi ta’ din l-evalwazzjoni, il-baġits jistgħu jiġu aċċettati jew le. Xi…

  • Eurogroup evaluates member states’ Draft Budgets – Videoblog 71

    Eurogroup evaluates member states’ Draft Budgets – Videoblog 71

      The Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses the process by which the European Commission evaluates the draft budgets submitted on 15 October 2015 by the 18 member countries which constitute the Eurozone. Minister Scicluna explains that on the basis of this evaluation, countries can be request to enact additional measures to strengthen their…

  • Malta’s Strong Economic Growth at 3.8% continues to lead in Eurogroup

    Malta’s Strong Economic Growth at 3.8% continues to lead in Eurogroup

    The latest published figure of 3.8% real growth by the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Eurostat confirm, yet again, the robustness of the Maltese economy. The figures confirm that the economy is benefitting from the various measures undertaken by the Government to create an environment which encourages effort and investment. Similar views were also…

  • Council expects Malta to exit excessive deficit procedure

    Council expects Malta to exit excessive deficit procedure

    “I am very pleased to note that the Council has already classified Malta as being under the preventive arm rather than the corrective arm, thus confirming that Malta is expected to exit from the current excessive deficit procedure early next year.”   PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE   This was stated by Minister…

  • Diskors tal-gheluq tad-dibattitu tal-budget – Sessjoni Plenarja – 04122014

    Diskors tal-gheluq tad-dibattitu tal-budget – Sessjoni Plenarja – 04122014

        – parlament.mt : Thursday, 4th December, 2014

  • Evaluating some budget measures – Videoblog 70

    Evaluating some budget measures  – Videoblog 70

      A few days following the Budget 2015 speech in Parliament, the Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna discusses those measures which received the most interest from the public. He notes that in the days following the Budget speech, he had occasion to visit the Budget 2015 freephone centre, which is tasked with receiving the…