{"id":52956,"date":"2025-11-05T15:33:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=52956"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:04:33","slug":"more-than-280000-workers-have-started-receiving-another-grant-that-rewards-diligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/more-than-280000-workers-have-started-receiving-another-grant-that-rewards-diligence\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 280,000 workers have started receiving another grant that rewards hard work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 280,000 workers have started receiving another grant for the eighth consecutive year. This is a check for workers so that the Government continues to reward diligence. A grant of between \u20ac60 and \u20ac140 for workers who were in employment in 2023. In total, for this grant, over a period of eight years, the Government will have invested just over \u20ac158 million.<\/p>\n<p>This grant is additional to the investment being made in workers with the highest tax reduction rates for all workers. A tax cut for all workers which means that at least every worker does not pay tax on the first \u20ac1,000 per month they earn.<\/p>\n<p>The Government has also announced a Budget for next year in which it will further reduce tax for working parents, whereby a family with two parents and two children with a salary of up to \u20ac30,000 per parent will not pay a cent in tax from 2028 for a quarter of a century. Working parents, even with one child, will benefit greatly from the tax reduction. In fact, those with one child will not pay tax on the first \u20ac1,500 per month they earn and those with two children will not pay tax on the first \u20ac2,500 per month they earn.<\/p>\n<p>The Government has continued to protect the interests of workers and families at a time when countries beyond Malta are facing unprecedented challenges and Governments in Europe are being forced to impose austerity. On the other hand, as a result of a strong economy that provides a guarantee for our children, the Maltese Government led by Prime Minister Robert Abela is continuing to incentivize the labour sector in favour of creating quality and profitable careers. In fact, the 2026 Budget will also incentivize businesses by introducing schemes that subsidize up to 80% of wage increases, up to \u20ac960 per year, which employers give to workers who have been working with them for more than four years in Gozo and the same for workers in companies in Malta with a subsidy of up to 60% of the wage increase, up to a maximum of \u20ac780 per year.<\/p>\n<p>The Government claims that it will continue to reward the hard work of workers with measures aimed at continuing to increase their income, as they are the main contributors to the success of Malta.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: NSO<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_52956\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"52956\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 280,000 workers have started receiving another grant for the eighth consecutive year. This is a check for workers so that the Government continues to reward diligence. A grant of between \u20ac60 and \u20ac140 for workers who were in employment in 2023. In total, for this grant, over a period of eight years, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_52956\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"52956\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 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This is a check for workers so that the Government continues to reward diligence. A grant of between \u20ac60 and \u20ac140 for workers who were in employment in 2023. 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