Policy direction
Use fiscal measures to accelerate a higher-productivity, higher-value economy is stated as a policy commitment, not a new individual cash benefit.
Amount
Not specified
Previous
No direct comparator
Effective from
Awaiting guidance
Explicit introduction-level fiscal policy direction is missing. Technology, skills and modernisation are means of raising value/productivity rather than simply adding workers. Do not invent an AI grant, labour cap, tax rate or implementation timetable. Source wording: Se ndaħħlu miżuri biex nibagħtu sinjali ċari biex taċċellera l-evoluzzjoni tal-ekonomija tagħna għal waħda ta’ produttività għolja u ta’ valur aħjar. / U fuq l-oħra rridu li l-operaturi ekonomiċi nidderiġuhom lejn attività li toħloq valur miżjud aqwa u b’anqas pressjonijiet fuq l-infrastruttura tagħna. / Ekonomija fejn in-negozji jinvestu aktar fit-teknoloġija, fid- diġital, fl-immodernizzar u fil-ħiliet u mhux l-ewwel għażla tkun li nħaddmu aktar nies. / U biex niksbu dan irridu nużaw ukoll l-għodod tal-politika fiskali biex nibagħtu sinjal ċar dwar liema attivitajiet irridu / ninkoraġġixxu, liema dipendenzi rridu nnaqqsu, u lejn liema direzzjoni rridu nimxu lejha bħala ekonomija.
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