The Economic Policy Department is engaged in the preparation of briefings for the ECOFIN, Eurogroup and the EU Trade Policy Committee meetings as well as for meetings of other Council formations and for the European Council meetings, as requested, according to their division of responsibilities.
The Economic Policy Department carries out research work on various economic, fiscal, trade and financial topics, as requested by the Ministry for Finance and Financial Services or in conjunction with other Ministries,as required. The professional staff of the Department undertake a number of other research initiatives and in 2014 the Department has launched the Economic Policy Department Working Paper Series. In addition, the Department is also publishing on its website a number of research Articles of interest to economic operators and policy makers. These publications are aimed at disseminating knowledge on the Maltese economy, encourage objective discussions of main economic policy issues and provide a platform for the professional staff of the Department to publish their research.
Furthermore, as part of the annual budgetary process, the Department drafts the Economic Survey that is presented annually in Parliament on Budget Day. Information is presented on the domestic and international economic situation as well as on the macroeconomic outlook. In addition, the Department coordinates also the preparation of the Draft Budgetary Plan which is submitted, on an annual basis, to the European authorities by the 15 of October. Furthermore,the Economic Policy Department provides input in the preparation of the Pre-Budget Document.
Four directorates make up the Economic Policy Department, that is, the Macro Economic Policy Analysis Directorate, the Taxation and Benefits Policy Analysis Directorate, the Financial Policy Analysis Directorate and the International Economic Policy Directorate.
A description of the main remits, duties and areas of responsibilities that fall under each Directorate is presented in the corresponding section present in this website.
Please note that break in winter is between 12.30pm and 13.00p.m. and during summer between 12.30pm and 12.45pm