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THE ALL-NEW B10 STARTING FROM €20,900* (*2025 GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND SCRAPPAGE SCHEME INCLUDED. TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY). mt SURVEY maltatoday | SUNDAY • 16 NOVEMBER 2025 SURVEY BUDGET 2026 maltatoday Majority trust Labour with country's finances Budget 2026 and Clyde Caruana receive a positive rating, yet 41% say their personal financial situation remains unchanged after the budget IF the electoral mood in Malta re- flects the 'it's the economy stupid' catchphrase, the Labour Party should be in for an easy ride. The November MaltaToday sur- vey shows that just under half (49.7%) of voters trust the PL with running the country's finances and economy. Only a fifth (20.7%) trust the Nationalist Party, while 27.7% trust neither of the two parties on finances and the economy. Only 1.9% trust smaller parties. The PN's lack of gravitas on this crucial aspect of governance is un- derlined by the fact that only 51.7% of its current voters trust it with the country's finances. Remarkably 15.3% of PN voters trust Labour, while the rest trust neither party (32.7%). The good news for the PN is that some people would still vote for it despite trusting Labour more on JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt CONTINUES NEXT PAGE > Budget rating out of 5 Which party do you trust most with the country's finances? 45 40 35 30 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 Age Gender Region Education Current voters 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 PL PN Non Voters PN PL OtPers None 3.2 Who do voters trust most with the country's finances and economy