Government sent 269,563 cheques during EP, local councils electoral campaign

Clyde Caruana told parliament on Monday the government sent 269,563 tax refund and stimulus cheques between May 1 and June 6 of this year.The customary pre-election cheques were this year described as “recognition” of workers’ contributions to building Malta’s economy.This despite the OSCE warning that they will once again be scrutinising this practice, having already...