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Episode 5 · 26 October 2026

Il-Budget ta' Malta 2027

Guests: Byron Camilleri, Deborah Schembri, Adrian Delia, Darren Carabott

Claims checked · 14

  • True 6
  • Mostly true 3
  • Open to interpretation 1
  • Unlikely true 1
  • False 3
  1. In Europe electricity prices are increasing, not in Malta. Byron Camilleri True
  2. Malta needs 14,000 more workers next year. Adrian Delia True
  3. A Labour MP said both parties should agree on scaling back some measures. Darren Carabott True
  4. This Budget does not address in any way the issue of productivity. Darren Carabott False
  5. Income tax has been reduced in the last three years. Byron Camilleri True
  6. Adrian Delia and the PN have questioned whether energy subsidies should continue in the long term. Byron Camilleri Open to interpretation
  7. Diesel costs €1.21 per litre in Malta, compared with €2.24 in Italy. Deborah Schembri True
  8. 72,000 third-country nationals pay no income tax in Malta. Adrian Delia Unlikely true
  9. The PN was the only political party to propose measures targeting overpopulation. Darren Carabott False
  10. Malta is the only country to distribute COLA. Deborah Schembri False
  11. Around 6,000 new cars were registered in Malta in 2025. Adrian Delia True
  12. This is the biggest budget ever for healthcare. Deborah Schembri Mostly true
  13. Most of Malta's economic growth over the past decade came from a growing population, not from higher productivity. Darren Carabott Mostly true
  14. There were no schemes to incentivise the upskilling of workers. Darren Carabott Mostly true