Investment project
The speech reports 208 completed substations, over 270 km of cables and completed distribution centres in Naxxar, Siġġiewi and Msida.
Amount
208 substations; 270+ km of cables; €9m Msida centre (historical)
Previous
No direct comparator
Effective from
Awaiting guidance
These are historical completed works, not new 2027 outputs. The stated €9 million refers to the Msida centre where capacity doubled; it is not a separate 2027 appropriation and is excluded from the tracker budget aggregation.
Affects: Residents, Companies & SMEs.
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
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
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