These are the main stories in Sunday’s newspapers.

The Sunday Times of Malta speaks to Finance Minister Edward Scicluna who says Monday’s Budget will help families “adjust to a fast growing economy and enjoy its fruits”. In another story, the newspaper says a rescue vessel held in Malta since July has been finally allowed to set off. It also says that the setting up of a new anti-organised crime commission is being raised at the highest levels, with Cabinet having briefly discussed it and the Democratic Party about to propose it to Parliament.

Illum says that the Budget on Monday will not be introducing new taxes.

MaltaToday says the witness who told the Daphne Project he saw Economy Minister Chris Cardona with one of the men charged with journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder has told the police he lied.

The Malta Independent says the European Commission has finally met the Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit and an on-site visit will take place mid-2019.

A survey by it-Torċa shows a 29.8% difference in popularity among party leaders.

Il-Mument reports ‘a crisis’ at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology.

Kullħadd says Nationalist MP Chris Said refused a request by party leader Adrian Delia to contest the MEP elections.