Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment today held another Public Consultation Meeting in preparation for Budget 2013 ...

 Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investment today held another Public Consultation Meeting in preparation for Budget 2013. Meeting a number of University students, Minister Fenech spoke about Government’s commitment to continue investing further in education. Today, Government invests more than 50 million euro in capital investment at  University each year, over and above 23 million euro towards stipends to 18,800 tertiary education students. While highlighting economic success stories in areas such as digital gaming, financial services, higher-value added manufacturing, the maritime and aviation sector, which have created thousands of jobs for young people, Tonio Fenech reiterated Government’s commitment towards a responsible budget, in which job creation remained top priority.