Tag: estimates
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Some numbers from the budget of 2027
Here are some of the interesting points in the budget estimates presented yesterday in parliament. The government’s policy is to turbo-charge the consumption economy with further more government subsidies financed by third-country nationals. The government aims to rake in up to more than €100 million in social security revenue from €1.84 billion to €1.975 billion…
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Is the Finance Minister hitting his estimates?
The latest figures published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) for the fourth quarter of 2025 paint a mixed picture of Malta’s public finances, raising questions about whether Finance Minister Clyde Caruana is truly on track with his fiscal targets. According to the NSO’s quarterly accounts, Malta’s general government deficit for 2025 stood at €545.3…