{"id":3700,"date":"2021-09-15T07:36:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T07:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/1272-2\/"},"modified":"2021-09-15T07:36:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T07:36:03","slug":"1272-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/mt\/1272-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Social partners play vital role in pre-Budget document consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #383838; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Social partners who are members of the MCESD Council have played a vital role in the national Pre-Budget document after MCESD put up its annual pre-Budget meeting last week to rope in trade unions and employer organisations in the run-up to the October 11 Budget speech.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1274\" src=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cesd1-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cesd1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cesd1-1030x714.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cesd1-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cesd1-705x489.jpg 705w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cesd1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1280\" src=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3461-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3461-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3461.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #383838; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">The Government received a consolidated report from social partners, the report of which includes some 230-plus concrete proposals.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #383838; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Minister for Finance and Employment Clyde Caruana was briefed by Anne Marie Darmanin &#8211; consultant at MCESD &#8211; on the proposals and working groups asked with compiling the report. The proposals will now be considered by the Government for the final Budget document.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1275\" src=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3473-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3473-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3473.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1276\" src=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3462-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3462-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3462.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #383838; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Prior to a Pre-Budget Business Breakfast put up by the Finance Ministry yesterday morning, Hon Caruana told an MCESD meeting that Malta had the resources to combat the pandemic while other countries had to struggle as they hadn\u2019t the resources. He said that as a result of the Government\u2019s tough decision-taking during the pandemic, Malta can now boast of lower unemployment levels than the levels registered prior to the pandemic, and more workers entering the labour force.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1277\" src=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3470-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3470-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3470.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1278\" src=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3463-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3463-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3463.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #383838; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u201cOur objective is to focus on a medium to long term Budget for a better quality of life for all citizens,\u201d MCESD chairperson James Pearsall was quoted as saying after the meeting in the presence of Minister under the Office of the Prime Minister Carmelo Abela, whose remit is social dialogue.<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1279\" src=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3469-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3469-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcesd.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_3469.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">During yesterday&#8217;s business breakfast, where the official pre-Budget document was presented, Hon Caruana highlighted that the the national Budget won&#8217;t have any additional taxes. The Budget speech will take place on October 11 as announced by Prime Minister Robert Abela last week.<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social partners who are members of the MCESD Council have played a vital role in the national Pre-Budget document after MCESD put up its annual pre-Budget meeting last week to rope in trade unions and employer organisations in the run-up to the October 11 Budget speech. 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