The have and have-nots

Michael Farrugia Poverty is not considered as a perception by this administration. It is seen as a reality upon which the government is acting. Latest NSO statistics show that the initiatives implemented in the last three years are reaping fruit in tackling poverty. Increasing low income contributory pensions (a first in the last 25 years), lowering of energy tariffs by an average of 25 per cent, reducing transport fares mostly for the elderly, uniform prices for school children, abolishing income tax on minimum wage earners, introducing free childcare and family-friendly measures and... This article is part of our premium content. Full story is available on Times of Malta Premium.

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