The Chamber of Commerce has said that the headline growth in the economy announced in the budget “belies the fact that there are a number of sectors that are still recovering from the pandemic and are trading well below pre-pandemic levels.”
Below follows Minister Gemma Arias-Vasquez's 2024 Budget Address:
Madam Speaker, Thank you. Given that this is the first Budget Debate in the history of this House presided over by a women, before I begin, let me say that I, and indeed every female in Gibraltar, am grateful to the Leader of the Opposition for reducing the first time that a female appeared at the United Nations to defend Gibraltar’s right to self-determination to a ‘photo opportunity’. I am sure all the women of Gibraltar join me in thanking the Honourable Mr Azopardi for his generous political “mansplaining”.
As announced by Minister Gemma Arias-Vasquez during her budget speech, the Government has today published a Strategic Plan and an Annual Report for Business.