Month: November 2018

  • Another positive rating for Malta

    Another positive rating for Malta

    The Ministry for Finance welcomes the latest credit rating by Creditreform, another renowned German credit rating agency which affirmed Malta’s sovereign rating at ‘A+’ with a stable outlook.     The positive rating reflects Malta’s very strong economic expansion, which over the past five years has outpaced growth levels seen in the EU by a…

  • Il-Futur tal-UE Marbut mal-Elezzjonijiet li Ġejjin

    Il-Futur tal-UE Marbut mal-Elezzjonijiet li Ġejjin

    Kulħadd qed iħoss it-taqlib politiku li għaddej fl-Ewropa, fejn kull ma jmur qed jinbtu partiti ġodda u li eventwalment qed jitilgħu fil-gvern ukoll. Hawn min qed isejjaħ lil dawn il-partiti popolisti. Il-popoliżmu qed jintroduċi ruħu b’mod differenti ħafna. Hawn minn dawn il-gvernijiet fejn meta tidħol l-immigrazzjoni huma iebsin, iżda mbagħad meta jidħlu regolamenti ekonomiċi ma…

  • Madwar €12-il miljun għall-inġustizzji tal-passat għal din is-sena

    Madwar €12-il miljun għall-inġustizzji tal-passat għal din is-sena

    F’konferenza tal-aħbarijiet il-Ministru għall-Finanzi Edward Scicluna u l-Ministru għall-Familja, Drittijiet tat-Tfal u Solidarjetà Soċjali Michael Falzon ħabbru li aktar minn 6,000 persuna jew inkella l-werrieta tagħhom se jirċievu kważi €12-il miljun bejniethom fil-jiem li ġejjin biex jikkumpensaw għal xi anomaliji jew inġustizzji li soffrew fil-passat.     Il-Ministru Scicluna qal li fost dawn hemm l-eks…

  • 5+5 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Algiers

    5+5 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Algiers

    Minister Scicluna attended the third 5+5 Ministerial Conference (Finance and Investment) at the International Conference Centre of Algiers. Present for the meeting – among others – were the ministers of France (Bruno Le Marie); Italy (Giovanni Tria) and of the host country, Algeria (Abderrahmane Raouya). PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE      …

  • Ambassador for France to Malta

    Ambassador for France to Malta

    Minister for Finance Professor Edward Scicluna met with the Ambassador for France to Malta, H.E. Ms Brigitte Curmi. The meeting took place at the Finance Ministry in the Minister’s office in Valletta. The Ambassador for French to Malta was accompanied by, Mr Vincent Guitton, Regional Counsellor for Economic Affairs and Mr Arnaud Guigne an economic…

  • Hemm bzonn ta’ taxxa ġdida fuq servizzi diġitali?

    Hemm bzonn ta’ taxxa ġdida fuq servizzi diġitali?

    Waqt il-laqgħa tal-ECOFIN tal-Kunsill tal-Ministri għal-Finanzi tal-iStati Membri tal-Unjoni Ewropeja, li saret fi Brussel fil-bidu ta’ din il-ġimgħa, ġie diskuss l-introduzzjoni ta’ taxxa ġdida. Qed nirreferi għat-taxxa ġdida fuq servizzi diġitali. Biex inserraħ moħħ kulħadd, din m’hix taxxa indirizzata lejn il-konsumatur, iżda taxxa immirata lejn il-kumpanniji li joffru dan is-servizz. Li qed jiġi propost huwa…

  • EU Court of Auditors

    EU Court of Auditors

    Minister for Finance Profs Edward Scicluna welcomed Mr Leo Brincat, Member of the European Courts of Auditors at his office. Mr Brincat presented Minister Scicluna with a copy of the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors for 2017. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE Mr Leo Brincat was accompanied by his Head of Cabinet Mr Romuald…

  • TQASSIM TAL-ĠID MINGĦAJR EWRO WIEĦED ŻIEDA DEJN

    TQASSIM TAL-ĠID MINGĦAJR EWRO WIEĦED ŻIEDA DEJN

    TQASSIM TAL-ĠID MINGĦAJR EWRO WIEĦED ŻIEDA DEJN Għaddew sitt ijiem mill-baġit li preżentajt il-ġimgħa l-oħra, u matul din il-ġimgħa wieħed seta’ jifli u jara x’kienu il-kummenti speċjalment dawk minn naħa tal-Oppożizzjoni. Matul din il-ġimgħa kien hemm minn qalli li ma għandix għalfejn ninkwieta jew naħli ħin jew enerġija fuq din il-kritika. Iżda naħseb li f’pajjiż…

  • Digital Services Tax – Europe should aim for a consensus-based solution within the OECD

    Digital Services Tax – Europe should aim for a consensus-based solution within the OECD

    “Digitalisation is a new reality we cannot ignore. So, the question is not if, but how and when”, said Finance Minister Edward Scicluna during the ECOFIN meeting in Brussels. The Council meeting was discussing the European Commission’s proposal on introducing a tax on digital services of leading international companies. PRESS RELEASE BY THE MINISTRY FOR…

  • Ngħixu s-Suċċess

    Ngħixu s-Suċċess

    Jekk ma għandu xejn dan il-Gvern żgur li għandu viżjoni ċara u b’saħħitha għal pajjiżna. Il-viżjoni bi pjan li jagħmel lil Malta l-aqwa fl-Ewropa u l-għira tad-dinja. Dan il-kliem kulħadd semgħu minn fomm il-Prim Ministru iktar minn darba. Dan ifisser li l-familji Maltin u Għawdxin tabilħaqq igawdu minn livell ogħla ta’ għajxien. Li jitnaqqas id-dejn…