• Income tax savings of between €150 and €840 for parents of children up to young adulthood with the creation of a new tax band.
• Minimum rate of children’s allowance to go up to €350.
• Increase in maximum tax reduction of between €100 and €700 for parents of children in private schools.
• Proposal to increase maternity leave by four weeks.
• Grants for investment in roof insulation and double glazing; extension of solar panel grants.
• Removal of TV licence fee, not applicable to arrears.
• Social benefits to increase by the COLA amount.
• Those living in government-built, post-war properties in Valletta and Cottonera will be able to buy their residence.
Patients
• Colorectal cancer screening programme.
• Focus on reducing waiting list for hip replacement operations.
• Information campaign on proper use of medicines.
• Refurbishment of a number of health centres.
• New mental health care day centre and clinic in Gżira.
• New community care service for adolescents with mental health problems.
• Free medicines for treatment of dementia.
Disabled
• No loss of severe disability pension for those earning up to minimum wage or because of wife or husband’s income.
• New branch of Sapport agency in Pembroke.
House owners
• Several fiscal incentives for restoration or conservation of Grades 1 and 2 scheduled buildings or in urban conservation areas.
• Widening of permitted uses for these types of properties.
Students
• Specialised secondary school to be established for athletes, where they will also receive their education.
• Interactive Science Centre to encourage interest in science.
• €100 reduction on taxable income for cultural education costs.
• Higher allowance for Gozitan students studying in Malta.
• Government funding for improvement of services, facilities and professional development in private schools.
• Recurrent expenditure to increase at University of Malta, the Junior College and Mcast.
• Financial assistance to band clubs for music education.
Elderly
• Full cost-of-living increase for pensioners.
• €300-a-year grant to help every person over 80 carry on living at home.
• Removal of VAT on private nursing or help at home.
• Income tax exemption to increase to €2,500 for relatives helping parents live in private nursing homes.
• €200 extension on service pensions measure.
• Pensioners working part-time with the government to pay 15 per cent tax rate.
• One-year extension of entitlement to fixed pension rate for remarrying widows/widowers.
• Two new day care centres.
Business
• Scheme giving 90-per-cent guaranteed loans to small businesses.
• Incentives for energy saving by heavy users.
• Incentives for foreigners and Maltese returning from abroad to important industry sectors.
• Investment and tax credits for digital gaming development.
• Extension to January 15, 2013 for payment of VAT arrears plus reduction of fines and interest.
Car owners
• Work on upgrading residential and arterial roads to continue.
• Scrappage scheme to be renewed on purchases of low-emission cars but higher car registration tax for those with older engines.
• Vehicle licence or administration fees in arrears can be regularised.
Workers
• Cost-of-living increase of €4.66 a week.
• Government workers to benefit from 15 per cent tax rate on part-time work.
• Deadline on payment of 15 per cent tax on part-time work extended to June 15.
Tourism operators
• More funding for MTA.
• €3 million for marketing.
• €4.5 million for opening of new air routes.
• €4.2 million for archaeological sites.
• €3.3 million to embellish localities.