Malta Independent - 2021-10-12

• List of free medicines to be extended
• Attorney General office to take on additional prosecutio­n functions
• 95,000 pensioners to get €5 weekly increase
• Free public transport to all Maltese residents as from October 2022
• Marsa migrants centre to be shut down
• COLA to rise by €1.75 per week
• 1,200 social apartments nearing completion
• Tax relief when purchasing older properties, UCA buildings
• Stipends to increase by 10%, including those who work 25 hours a week
• €200 million to be invested in waste management infrastruc­ture
• New income tax rate of 7.5% for artists
• 6.5% real economic growth expected in 2022
• Additional facilities to be rented out at Mater Dei
• Government promises woodland that is larger than Buskett
• Medical profession­als partly responsibl­e for Hugo Chetcuti’s death, defence argues
• Sliema local council contests electricit­y bill for gardens, promenade owned by Lands
• Not exactly a pre-election budget, but that’s not a bad thing ….
• How your emotional response to the Covid-19 pandemic changed your behavior and your sense of time
• Sexual abuse survivors are voting on the Boy Scouts bankruptcy settlement: 5 questions answered
• European stocks start week slightly lower
• Murano glassblowi­ng model shattered by methane price surge
• French actor breaks silence on child sex abuse within church
• Zebbug Youngsters and Balluta Barracudas fly high with second win
• Fernandez beats 9th seed to reach 3rd round at Indian Wells
• Argentina beat Uruguay as Brazil drop first points
• Under-21 side face Slovakia in Nitra
• Last-gasp Degabriele equaliser gives spirited Malta a deserved draw
• ‘We showed why we remain the most credible force to lead this country’ – Abela
• ‘Government presented a budget with no sense of credibilit­y, clear direction or strategy’ – Grech

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