Almost half already tax-free
James Debono
51.5 per cent of those opting for a single rate and 38.3 per cent of those opting for a joint tax return will not benefit from the tax cuts announced in the budget because they are already tax-free. Cumulatively, the tax cuts will not touch 46 per cent of contributors. READ MORE >>

Not very comfortable’ about Smart City plans
While hailing the Smart City project as a “step forward” for the ICT industry in Malta, the president of the Malta Employers’ Association Pierre Fava is “not very comfortable” with the extent of the non-ICT development being contemplated by the foreign investors. READ MORE >>

Camper & Nicholsons to launch Malta managed marina fund
Karl Stagno-Navarra
It has been announced in London that investors are being invited to participate in a EUR200 million fund that is set to be launched by the best known name in yachting Camper & Nicholsons. READ MORE >>

Former Air Malta employee was ‘Al Qaeda’ boss in UK
34 year-old Dhiren Barot, who worked for five years at Air Malta’s offices as a ticketing clerk in Regent Street, London, was yesterday jailed for a minimum 40 years by a British court, that found him guilty of being the boss of a British al-Qaeda cell, that plotted to kill thousands with bomb attacks and a fleet of limousines packed with explosives. READ MORE >>