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Capital Gains tax on inherited immovable property

Wednesday, 11 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Before the budget speech for 2004, few would have imagined that capital gains tax upon the sale of inherited immovable property was to be introduced. ...

Blair’s Low-key victory and the man who would be king

Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I had been arguing all along with friends during the run up to the British election that while the outcome of the election proper was a foregone conclusion, the aftermath would prove to be more interesting....

Long Essay: The politics of tiredness

Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

No doubt the compilers of the book on Malta’s educational system and the targets set by the EU’s Lisbon strategy, The Lisbon Objectives and Maltese education provision, thought the publication would be a good idea....

Exploiting The full potential of our ports

Monday, 9 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

In order to survive, and to sustain its economy, Malta requires to import most of its commodities, whether consumables or raw materials. ...

Are You part of the sandwich generation?

Monday, 9 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The sandwich generation are people who feel squeezed between the demands of their kids and their ageing parents. ...

The Body beautiful

Sunday, 8 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

Bauby’s and Karol’s version of being...

People Care about people, not gates

Sunday, 8 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

There were several telephone calls after my column last Sunday, in which I wrote about the case of the three teachers in Gozo who had a sex racket ...

Some Graffiti are more equal than others

Sunday, 8 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There is something I haven’t fully understood about the general reaction to this week’s “spate of vandalism”. In particular, the Prime Minister’s reaction last Wednesday......

Burdens Of office

Sunday, 8 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, who has only recently completed his first year in charge of the cockpit at the Auberge de Castille, assumed the office of prime minister by succession, following the resignation of Dr Eddie Fenech Adami. ...

Destabilising Asia Means destabilising the whole world

Sunday, 8 May 2005, 00:00 Last update: about 23 years ago Malta Independent

The recent dispute between Tokyo and Beijing regarding World War II history has escalated into a diplomatic incident that must not be played down by the European Union, and especially by French President ...

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