Tomorrow's Budget is expected to feature a downward revision of registration tax on small capacity vehicles and increases in taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and cement. There will also be upward adjustments to disability allowances and widowers’ benefits and reductions on taxes for part-time work.
The Budget will also contain measures to promote childcare and female participation in the labour market.
The government will also announce reductions to power and water tariffs, as promised in the electoral campaign.
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna will also be launching White Papers aimed at tackling the problem of out of stock medicine and local enforcement, informed sources said.
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