Malta Finance Ministry Misses Fiscal Reporting Deadline Amid Spending Surge

Finance ministry skips key report as government spending spikes 17.5%

The finance ministry has failed to publish its customary Half-Yearly Report after Malta missed the deadline to transpose revised EU fiscal rules into national law. The independent Malta Fiscal Advisory Council said the government should implement EU Directive 2024/1265 “without further delay”, warning that the country’s Fiscal Responsibility Act remains tied to the EU’s previous … Continued

By Ivan Camilleri