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31 charged over €10m VAT fraud

Karl Stagno-Navarra

Police investigators from the Economic Crimes Unit (ECU) yesterday presented writs of summons in Court against 31 persons, including two women, in connection with the alleged multi-million euro VAT Department fraud. >>


COLA to cost employers €38 million

Maltese ‘bambinella’ on M&S shelves in the UK

Social security bill up 6.7% in six months

ECB keeps rates unchanged

Metropole Hotel sold

12 bids for yacht marina privatisation

Lufthansa includes Malta as ‘Sunshine Ticket’ destination

Ryanair announces new Malta-Leeds route

MTS calls for updated regulations on cabbies and traditional ‘Dghajjes’

Dragonara Casino bidding closes today

Young man charge with misappropriation from gaming company

Issuing €350 million in bonds: the pros and cons

Peaking and Troughing – The Dilemmas of Tourism

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12 August 2009
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