Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri said that Gozo has “allocated the largest budget in history with €27 million for capital projects, an increase of € 5 million over last year.”

He stated that this budget “will continue to incentivise sustainable economic growth in Gozo and the prosperity of Gozitans and whoever chooses Gozo as his home.”

Camilleri said that the “vast programme of infrastructure projects as well as the investments that are being made will serve to make the Gozitan economy more resilient, more dynamic and recover faster from the effects of the pandemic, in order to continue creating new opportunities.”

The Minister went on to list some of the measures announced in the 2022 Budget for Gozo, including €11 million for the construction and improvement of roads around Gozo, the regeneration of the main squares of Munxar and Sannat will also take place.

The project will continue for the restoration or rebuilding of around 30 kilometres of rubble walls throughout Gozo with the help of European funds amounting to over €10 million, the Minister said.

He also mentioned that the first reverse osmosis designed by the Water Services Corporation in Hondoq ir-Rummien in Gozo will start operating, with an investment of around €11 million.

€6 million has been allocated in order to continue the works on the Aquatic and Sports Centre, which the Minister for Gozo said ” is the largest investment for the field of sports ever made for Gozo.”

€2.5 million has been allocated to continue the work on the Gozo Museum, which will be the first of its kind in Gozo, said Camilleri.

The Minister also mentioned that Gozo has also been given the “largest allocation of more than €1 million in order to further promote and develop the tourism product and attract more tourists, as well as more than €1 million in order to further improve cultural activities and initiatives,” he said.

Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri explained that in order to “further improve connectivity between Malta and Gozo, the heliport facilities in Xewkija will be modernised and full work is being done towards an air connection.”

He also said Gozo has been allocated €2.3 million for community-enhancing services.

Minister Camilleri said that he believes that, for the first time, through this Budget, the rehabilitation of old places and character will be fully addressed, particularly in Gozo, through the various incentives.

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