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Incentives

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Cash grants/incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
Companies may be assisted through loan guarantees, soft loans and loan interest subsidies. Malta Enterprise gives grants targeting the creation and development of innovative start-ups, and the development of forward looking small and medium-sized enterprises. Business development intended to facilitate high-value adding projects that offer a significant contribution to the regional development of Malta through substantial job creation. Various R&D incentives offered. Employment Incentives for enterprises recruiting new employees and training their staff.
Tax exemptionsMore [+]Less [-]
Eligible enterprises can benefit from tax credits calculated as a percentage of the value of the investment project. Tax credits specifically tied to research and development. Malta has Double taxation agreements with a vast number of countries.
Property assistance / other fiscal incentiveMore [+]Less [-]
Malta enterprise and Malta Industrial Parks Ltd will allocate to investing enterprises, land for development, or if requested custom made factories in industrial estates. (Land and premises are only available to manufacturing enterprises.)
Training and labor market assistanceMore [+]Less [-]
Employment and Training incentives are administered in collaboration with the Employment & Training Corporation. When specific training needs are required, Malta Enterprise can facilitate matters with local vocational colleges and the University to design new courses for the specific training required.
Loan guarantees, cheap loans or financeMore [+]Less [-]
Loan Guarantees to facilitate access to finance to assist enterprises in the acquisition of capital assets that will lead to a more effective and efficient production and supply of services. Soft loans to support enterprise through loans at low interest rates for part financing investments in qualifying expenditure. Loan Interest Rate Subsidies to help increase the competitiveness and innovative capacity of enterprises by supporting the acquisition of tangible and intangible capital assets that leads to a more effective and efficient production and supply of service. A pilot project on Equity Financing is currently under development.
Exemptions from regulations
Target sectorsMore [+]Less [-]
High end (high value added) manufacturing ICT - software development, digital gaming and digital arts Financial Services
Sectors specific incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
Specific incentives exist for Research & Development & Innovation, but across all sectors.

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