In this article, the first in my role as columnist with The Malta Independent, I give my views on Malta's upcoming budget. You can read the article here:
https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2019-09-05/blogs-opinions/Budget-2020-A-Green-New-Deal-for-Malta-6736213116
Note: Since this article was written, fresh government finance figures were published, reporting a surplus. Here I suggest some considerations in the analysis of such figures:
https://mikes-beat.blogspot.com/2019/09/notes-on-how-to-analyse-governments.html