Caritas Malta has produced an excellent study on povertyin Malta, themed ‘A minimum essential budget for a decent living’. I feel satisfied for being invited to contribute just a little thereto.
The knowledge that the government is actively considering its recommendation gives me even greater satisfaction.
There is one recommendation that has already provoked further amplification: raising the statutory minimum wage “slightly, but annually, for a period of three years”.
My own personal view on this is that, in addition to COLA, for each of three consecutive years from next year, there would be an increase of 3.5 per cent.