Day: October 28, 2016

  • 2016 deficit continues its decline in September

    2016 deficit continues its decline in September

    The Ministry for Finance welcomes the latest statistics published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) showing a decrease of €98 million in the consolidated fund deficit between January and September 2016 when compared with the same period last year.   PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE The reduction in the deficit is buoyed by…

  • Minister Scicluna meets with French counterpart ahead of Maltese Presidency

    Minister Scicluna meets with French counterpart ahead of Maltese Presidency

    Minister for Finance Prof. Edward Scicluna held talks with his French counterpart M. Michel Sapin at the Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances in Paris, as part of the preparations for the upcoming Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU.   PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Ministers Scicluna and Sapin exchanged…