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FOR the third consecutive year, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has passed his budget test with flying colours. Voters in MaltaToday's No- vember survey give him an average score of 3.4 out of 5, up from 3.1 in 2024 and 2.9 in 2023. MaltaToday respondents were asked to rate Caruana's performance from 0 (lowest score) to 5 (highest score). The results suggest he enjoys a favourable rating across a wide category of voters. Among non-voters Caruana manages to clinch a score of 3.1. And in a clear sign of the respect he enjoys across the board, Caruana even surpasses the pass mark among PN vot- THE ALL-NEW B10 STARTING FROM €20,900* (*2025 GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND SCRAPPAGE SCHEME INCLUDED. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY). NOTICE TO UNKNOWN LANDOWNERS (Art. 4(2) L.N. 71/07 as amended by L.N. 73/15) Owners of Project Landmark, Triq Santu Wistin c/w Triq Elija Zammit, St. Julian's, are submitting Planning Control Application PC/00059/24 to the Planning Authority in terms of Art. 4 of L.N. 71/07. The application proposes a change to the previously approved alignment (PC0081/18) by relocating the public staircase and lift connecting Triq Santu Wistin to Triq Elija Zammit to allow enlargement of the piazza; the internal road will be removed due to site consolidation. An effort was made to trace all adjacent property owners; however, some owners could not be located. This notice is published to inform any untraced adjacent owners of the proposed application. For further information, contact the architect at info@csdesign.eu within 15 days from the date of this advert. mt SURVEY SUNDAY • 16 NOVEMBER 2025 | maltatoday Clyde Caruana gets 3.4 out of 5 ers, who give him a score of 2.6 out of 5. Less surprisingly, Caruana is given a massive 4.3 rating among PL voters. A breakdown by age shows the finance minister clinch- ing his best score among over 65-year-olds, amongst which his rating reaches the 3.5 mark. This could be an indication of Labour's focus on sustaining pensions in recent budg- ets. Caruana gets a slightly lower mark among those aged between 51 and 65. On a regional level Caruana gets his best in score in the South Eastern region (3.7) followed by Gozo (3.6). Caruana, an economist by pro- fession, has been serving as fi- nance minister since November 2020 after having been co-opted to parliament. In the 2022 gen- eral election, which was his first, he was elected on the 2nd and 8th dis- tricts. Budget rating out of 5 Which party do you trust most with the country's finances? 25 20 15 10 5 0 PL PN Non Voters More Money Less money No difference Don't know Finance Minister rating out of 5 3.4 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 PN PL Other parties None 3.2