These are the headlines in local newspapers this Wednesday.

The Times of Malta reports that Malta’s tuna ranching industry has come under judicial scrutiny, with two separate magisterial inquiries into the sector’s suspected illegalities under way.

In a secondary story, the newspaper reports on Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s response in parliament to Adrian Delia, who on Monday had given his reaction to Budget 2019.

The Malta Independent focuses on Dr Muscat’s parliamentary speech, quoting the Prime Minister’s Halloween-themed line that the Budget gave “only treats, not tricks”.

The paper also reports that the first phase of implementing a National Suicide Prevention Strategy is in full swing.

L-Orizzont also highlights Dr Muscat’s words, focusing on his remark that the Budget unveiled this month was the “biggest financial package in the country’s history”.

The newspaper also gives prominence to a General Workers Union statement which slammed Dr Delia’s Budget critique by warning that xenophobia and discrimination undermined social cohesion.

In-Nazzjon focuses on Dr Delia’s reply to the Prime Minister, with the PN leader saying the country was still without a plan and that the Budget was one of “treats for the boys and tricks for the people”.

The newspaper also says that panic and confusion continue to dominate as an organic waste collection system begins to operate.