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VAT scam culprits could be put out of business

Fraud estimated to exceed €10 million, gone undetected for years

Karl Stagno-Navarra

Businessmen who have been convicted by the courts over the VAT scam, may be shortly put out of business, as a string of hefty garnishee orders are being issued against them by the VAT department. >>


New gaming machine amendments proposed: A tall order

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Will megalothymia kill our culture?

Establish business contacts in Russia

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In an extensive interview with Business Today, Charlot Zahra spoke to the recently appointed US Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec, about the state of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the double-taxation agreement and how Malta can attract American students, among other things >>


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Since the hay-day of casinos in the 1960s and 1970s, colossal amounts of money were made by those investors who capitalised on the vulnerability of gamblers. >>


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A lot has been written of late about the need to balance our books and lower the deficit. This has been the main battle cry from the opposition hinting that the 20 year rule of the incumbent party has led the island finances into the doldrums. >>

 

 


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