POPULATION growth and
traffic emerged as Malta's
two topmost concerns in a
MaltaToday survey released
today, with both registering
higher scores than a year
ago.
In October 2026, pop-
ulation growth was
identified as the
country's biggest
problem with
30.4% of re-
spondents citing
it as their main
concern. This
represents an
increase of eight
points since Oc-
tober 2025.
The sec-
ond-highest concern
was traffic at 28.6%,
which also represent-
ed an increase of eight
points from just a year ago.
Construction, at a distant
third, was mentioned by 7.5%
of respondents as their main
concern. This represented
a marginal increase of 0.6
points.
Concern over inflation regis-
tered an eight-point decrease
since October 2025 and
clocked in at 5.7%.
The survey was carried out
between 22 September and 2
October 2026 and is based on
a representative sample of 835
respondents. At a 95% confi-
dence level, the overall survey
results carry a margin of error
of ±3.4%.
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Population growth, traffic
are Malta's top concerns
JAMES
DEBONO
jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt
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Minister warns
about 'too good
to be true'
sports deals
KARL
AZZOPARDI
kazzopardi@mediatoday.com.mt
SPORTS Minister
Byron Camilleri has
warned sports clubs
against rushing into
investment deals that
appear "too good to be
true".
Writing in MaltaTo-
day (see MT2), Camill-
eri urged club admin-
istrators to scrutinise
potential investors'
backgrounds before
signing agreements
that could shape the
club's future for dec-
ades.
The sports
minister cau-
tioned that
l u c r a t i v e
offers and
promises of develop-
ment should not dis-
tract clubs from the
potential long-term
risks, including losing
control over their fa-
cilities, financial secu-
rity and ties with sup-
porters.
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Education
and Sports
Minister Byron
Camilleri
