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THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2019 • ISSUE 24
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Construction
industry in uproar
over 'alarming'
lack of waste
dumping sites
MASSIMO COSTA
THE General Retailers and Traders' Union
has expressed its deep concern at the news
that discount supermarket EuroSpin will be
opening several stores in Malta, with plans
to eventually increase their number to 12.
GRTU CEO Abigail Mamo told Business
Today that the Italian low-cost giant would
be another foreign business competing di-
rectly on unfair terms with Maltese busi-
nesses of all sizes.
MASSIMO COSTA
THE construction industry is up in arms over
the lack of available quarries for the disposal
of dumping waste, a situation that has been
described as "alarming" by Malta Developers
Association president Sandro Chetcuti.
GRTU 'very concerned'
discount giant EuroSpin
will hit local stores hard
MDA's Sandro Chetcuti says existing monopoly
is leading to rise in prices
Retailers union says tax
refunds mean Italian
supermarket giant would
be competing unfairly with
Maltese businesses
Italian low-cost giant EuroSpin said it plans to build 12 superstores in Malta
