Prime Minister's office denies receiving population report
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The Office of the Prime Minister has clarified that Finance Minister Clyde Caruana never actually handed over his report on the country’s population growth. It is a notable gap in communication, given the government is currently being criticized for ignoring its own warnings about that very growth.
The Culture Minister has decided that rather than resigning over insensitive comments made to artists, he will simply work harder; he admitted he could have used better words, though he stopped short of finding them. Elsewhere, the inquiry into the Salini fireworks blast has concluded by recommending criminal charges.
Non-EU students will find the 2027 budget less welcoming, with fees set to rise by €1,000. For those already in the country, four state heritage workers have been accused of a more manual approach to revenue collection: printing duplicate tickets and pocketing the cash.