Malta Budget 2026 tackles housing affordability with expanded deposit aid, buyer grants, and social leasing, but limited supply reforms risk fuelling prices instead of fixing the crisis.

Framed against a backdrop of slowing European growth, Malta’s budget for 2026 combined fiscal prudence with an unmistakable push towards helping families’ disposable incomes, pensioners, and small businesses. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana opened with confidence that Malta remains an “exceptional” case in Europe, maintaining growth and stability while still offering tangible relief to households. Malta’s 2026 Budget cuts family taxes, lifts pensions, and backs a €100m digital

Malta’s 2026 Budget puts productivity at its core, shifting from labour-driven growth to a digital strategy built on skills, innovation, and efficiency.