Tag: Graham Bencini
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Nationalist Party opposes tax reforms over depenalisation of tax evasion
In our article on the proposed tax reform by the government, we incorrectly stated that there was no opposition to the bill. The bill is being opposed by the Nationalist Party over an article that depenalises tax avoidance in exchange for new powers by the Tax Commissioner to issue new fines and collect tax debt.…
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PN can’t confirm or deny their position on tax rebates for foreign film productions
In a press conference held earlier this week, the Nationalist Party couldn’t confirm or deny whether they would be ready to conserve the tax rebate scheme for foreign films. The press conference was held by Graham Bencini and Julie Zahra and the topic was the excessive and exorbitant expenditure by Film Commissioner Johann Grech. Johann…
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PN organises a press conference on the public debt
The Nationalist Party organsied a press conference today with the Shadow Minister of Finance, Graham Bencini and fellow MP, Jerome Caruana Cilia, highlighting the rising public debt and increasing government expenditure. The PN MPs also appealed for the government to be fiscally responsible. They also noted that the government is paying significant compensation payment to…
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Nationalist Party Censors Interview with Its Finance Spokesperson for The Maltese Herald
I spoke with the Opposition’s Spokesperson for Public Finances, Graham Bencini, who confirmed that the Nationalist Party does not want him to be interviewed by The Maltese Herald. Graham Bencini had agreed to being interviewed by this website, before he informed us that the Nationalist Party didn’t “release permission to give the interview”. He informed…
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Budget 2025: Nationalist Party and Labour Government spar over Malta’s future in Budget debate
On Monday, Opposition Leader Bernard Grech outlined the Nationalist Party’s (PN) vision for Malta, promising a “government of quality” focused on the realities and needs of the Maltese and Gozitan people. • Grech emphasised transparency, strengthening state institutions, and preventing poverty, with a future-focused approach to job creation and education. • PN proposes a government…
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The Nationalist Opposition is echoing the Government’s own narrative on the Budget
The Nationalist Party has issued various statements about the Labour government’s Budget for 2025, many of them signed by their spokesperson on finances Graham Bencini. Their latest statements is a critique on the government’s tax reductions for the middle-class which are not substantial. According to the government’s budget, taxable income has been raised from €9,100…
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1 Labour MP and 3 PN MPs attended the Free Iran World Summit in Paris by the People’s Mujahedin of Iran
One Labour government MP and three PN MPs have attended the annual Free Iran Conference held in Paris by the People’s Mujahedin of Iran. Last year Opposition Leader Bernard Grech attended the conference and gave a ten-minute speech in support of last year’s uprising by Iranian women. The People’s Mujahedin of Iran is a dissident…
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Why is the government spending more?
Yesterday, Nationalist MP and Shadow Minister for Finance Graham Bencini published a post on the government’s finances where he said that the government is spending up to €590,000 daily on interest rates on around €9.5 billion in debt, €4 billion of which have been accumulated during Robert Abela’s administration. Now, of course interest rate payments…
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The Nationalist Party has convened a parliamentary committee to consult with the press industry on press reform
Finally. I’m so happy about this. The Nationalist Party has tabled a motion in parliament to convene a parliamentary committee that will consult with the press industry on a wide press reform. Finally, we have some leadership in the press reform saga where the government has divded the press and intends to push with the…
