When the Prime Minister rises tomorrow to read his second Budget Speech, he will undoubtedly spend many words to make the point that the country has kept to the pre-established targets regarding the public deficit....

The Prime Minister’s visit to London last Monday was somewhat overshadowed by the government’s announcement the following day that the water and electricity surcharge had gone up to 55 per cent....

The drastic increase in the surcharge on water and electricity and the 3c excise duty on fuel announced by the government on Monday is not easy to digest. Faced with an estimated fuel bill of Lm64 million next year....

With the authorities receiving over 200 telephone calls an hour reporting sightings of dead birds, the Maltese are starting to panic even though the government has repeatedly said there is nothing to worry about....

The Cabinet of Ministers is expected to take a decision today on how to finance next year’s fuel bill of Lm50 million. ...

The deal transferring shares owned by the government in the financially-struggling Sea Malta to Italian company Atlantica di Navigazione SpA was concluded last Friday after months of negotiations, often mired in controversy....

This government never learns. Although most of the ministers have their own families and get on rather well with them, and with a ministry...

Opinion writers on both sides of the political spectrum have long insisted that increasing the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malta is paramount if the country wants to boost economic growth, create new ...

The new littering regulations come into effect on a trial basis today, nearly three weeks later than originally planned. Better late than never, one could say....

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