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No balanced budget before 2027, higher debt for the next decade
Malta’s national debt will remain above the pre-pandemic level for the next decade while it will take at least until 2027 to achieve a balanced budget, the Central Bank of…
€7.20 price hike in just four months for essential items
A list of essential items from three major supermarket chains in Malta has increased by an average of € since the turn of the year according to a study being…
Malta’s minimum wage is stalling
Minimum wage earners in Malta have had the third lowest salary increase in the EU in 2022, with only Bulgaria and Latvia faring worse where minimum wages were frozen. However,…
Ombudsman’s probe results in the introduction of right to appeal car towing fine
An investigation by the Ombudsman into a complaint by an aggrieved motorist whose vehicle was towed by an enforcement agency, resulted in the introduction to the right of appeal on…
Active Aging Minister meets UHM at the start of his mandate
“Care of the elderly must be given with the same dedication as if they were members of our family, but this requires full cooperation of all those involved in the…
Has the gender mechanism backfired?
The number of female candidates directly elected to parliament in a general election has dropped to a 25-year low with just four women winning a seat without having to rely…
Sale of Maltese passports in 2020 falls to all-time low
Sales of Maltese passports in 2020 continued to decline reaching an all-time low of just 185 approved applications, which is less than half the peak reached in 2016 when the…
Watch: UHM’s position on mandatory union membership
UHM Voice of the Workers Chief Executive Officer Josef Vella interviewed on the proposal for mandatory trade union membership for workers. UHM believes that this should apply to low-income workers…
Attard tops the speed camera ticket list
(Photo: Google Maps) Motorists commuting through Triq in-Nutar Zarb in Attard beware, as this thoroughfare topped the list for the highest number of speed camera fines issued in 2020, with…
Three-fold increase in assets frozen by the ARB
A three-fold increase in the amount of frozen assets acquired through criminal means has been registered in 2020, with the overall value exceeding €16 million. This figure was divulged in…