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Malta BudgetGuide

Policy direction

Large-scale and domestic battery-storage direction

The government plans further investment in large-scale batteries and more opportunities for domestic batteries.

Budget 2027Announced

Amount

Not specified

Previous

No direct comparator

Effective from

Awaiting guidance

What it means

The aim is system flexibility, resilience and access to renewable energy. No storage capacity, project budget, new household grant amount or completion date is stated. Any domestic scheme relies on separate guidance.

Affects: Residents, Companies & SMEs.

Still to be confirmed

  • Storage projects, capacities and household scheme conditions.

Sources

  • Diskors tal-Budget 2027, Ministry for Finance (Malta), 2026-10-26. Printed p. 59 (PDF p. 63)

Related measures

Budget 2027Rules pendingBudget measure

Additional COLA support payments 2027

The additional COLA mechanism runs again, paying €200 to €1,500 a year depending on disposable income and household size. Over 100,000 households are expected to benefit.

€200 to €1,500 per year

Speech printed p. 22 · PDF p. 26

Budget 2027AnnouncedBudget measure

Free public transport eligibility 2027

From 2027 free public transport is restricted to Maltese and Gozitan residents, resident EU nationals and long-term residents.

Speech printed p. 30 · PDF p. 34

Budget 2027Rules pendingProposed reform

Small company 25% tax on retained profit

A 25% tax rate on retained or reinvested profit is announced for qualifying companies with turnover not above €1 million, compared with 35% on distributed profit.

25% on retained profit

Proposed rules; implementation not confirmed.

Speech printed p. 34 · PDF p. 38