Policy direction
Continue making government more efficient, responsible and agile is stated as a policy commitment, not a new individual cash benefit.
Amount
Not specified
Previous
No direct comparator
Effective from
Awaiting guidance
Lower-specificity operative candidate for public-administration/fiscal reform. Additional measures are explicitly conditional on further energy deterioration early next year. No named structural-reform programme, spending cut or implementation mechanism is specified. Source wording: Jiena l-ewwel wieħed li tkellimt fl-aħħar ġimgħat fuq il- bżonn li l-finanzi pubbliċi tagħna jibqgħu sostenibbli. Jeħtieġ inkomplu nieħdu deċiżjonijiet biex il-Gvern ikun iżjed effiċjenti, responsabbli u aġili. / Hekk għamilna fl-aħħar ġimgħat madwar il-Gvern kollu, u jekk is-sitwazzjoni enerġetika tkompli tiddeterjora fil-bidu tas-sena d-dieħla, mhux se nżommu lura milli nkomplu nieħdu l-miżuri meħtieġa.
Affects: Residents, Companies & SMEs, Economy.
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