Budget 2020: Live coverage and analysis
Follow along here, where we'll cover all the news, comment and analysis on our live blog. As well as our journalists reporting on the measures, we also have a team of experts analysing what the budget means for you.
While you're waiting, here's what Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has already said to expect. He's promised there'll be no new taxes and has hinted at a cut-off date for diesel/petrol car imports.
Competitiveness: What the analysts say
8.10pm JP Fabri, ARQ :Central to Malta’s sustained growth is our economic competitiveness. The budget proposes various measures to this end with the focus on developing new sectors including space. However, I believe that a more focused effort on consolidating and diversifying existing sectors needs to be undertaken. Studies show that enhancing ecosystems of existing sectors leads to more economic benefits than attracting new companies. Despite a number of measures, more effort in deepening ecosystems, particularly access to finance and banking facilities, and in addressing skill gaps would have been welcome.
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