Monday, 19 October 2026
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News · Energy
A new progress report puts Sicily’s land cable route near completion, while the submarine cable awaits shipment and installation later this year.
Why it mattersAround 92% of the 21-kilometre Sicilian land route has been installed, contractors told journalists visiting Ragusa.
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News · Economy
Why it mattersSeptember’s figures show consumer prices 2.4% higher than a year earlier, not a 2.4% increase in a single month.
News · Economy
Why it mattersTax returns identified 81 Malta-registered companies declaring more than €10 million in taxable income apiece while reporting no employees.
News · Employment
Why it mattersFormer Air Malta employees now employed by RSSL are at the centre of a dispute over conditions and outstanding payments.
News · Energy
Why it mattersMalta’s distribution investment included over 270 kilometres of cables and 208 substations, according to the energy minister’s parliamentary reply.
News · Public Finances
Why it mattersFinance Minister Clyde Caruana told Parliament that unpaid taxes total just under €1.2 billion: €495,196,552 from individuals and €701,123,108 from companies.
News · Economy
Why it mattersThe Malta Investments and Economic Advisory will commission feasibility, financial, environmental and logistics studies for the proposed Bengħajsa Point site.
News · Economy
Why it mattersDBRS expects the 2026 deficit to rise from last year’s 2.2% of GDP but remain below the EU’s 3% ceiling; Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has indicated 2.8%.
News · Economy
Why it mattersSatabank controller Richard Galea Debono told Finance Minister Clyde Caruana that completing the refund scheme by December 2025 had proved impossible, prompting the MFSA to extend his remit.
News · Economy
Why it mattersThe Malta Chamber rejected Finance Minister Clyde Caruana’s suggestion that companies favour low-cost foreign labour over capital investment.
News · Economy
Why it mattersFinance Minister Clyde Caruana said Budget 2027 could include new revenue-raising measures, while explicitly excluding increases to VAT, income tax and social security contributions.
News · Business
Why it mattersTourist arrivals reached 539,655 in August, 14.7% above the same month in 2025, according to National Statistics Office figures.
News · Employment
Why it mattersThe General Workers’ Union says it is expanding representation among courier workers after the Department for Industrial and Employment Relations carried out verification exercises linked…
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