On Thursday 3 March, the European Commission approved Malta’s map for granting regional aid, available from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027, within the framework of the revised regional aid guidelines.
The Maltese regional aid map identifies the regions in Malta eligible for regional investment aid.
According to the revised guidelines, regions covering up to 70% of Malta’s population will be eligible for regional investment aid under the derogation in Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (so-called ‘c’ areas).
In order to address regional disparities, Malta has designated non-predefined so-called ‘c’ areas, consisting of the Gozo and Comino islands and part of the main island of Malta, covering 69.96% of the Maltese population. In these areas, the maximum aid intensities for large companies will be between 10% and 15%, depending on their GDP per capita. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)