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SUMMARY OF CHIEF MINISTER’S BUDGET ADDRESS

What goes up and what goes down!

The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo gave his toughest budget address to date yesterday morning in Parliament, beginning by stating that it is his nineteenth budget address as a Member of this Parliament, and eleventh budget address as Chief Minister. Read more

Garcia warns of potential “chaos” of no treaty

The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has warned the Gibraltar Parliament of potential “chaos” at the border in the event of no agreement with the European Union. Read more

Government broken own spending plans says Azopardi

In his budget speech, Leader of the Opposition Keith Azopardi criticised the Chief Minister’s “temerity of calling this the people’s budget”. Read more

Basque backing for Gibraltar is symbolic of wider support

The leader of one of the Basque nationalist parties has suggested that Gibraltarians may regard British sovereignty as providing greater guarantees for the protection and respect of their rights. This, in his view, accounts in part for the decision to remain British and for our refusal to become a part of Spain.  Read more

Budget session starts in Parliament today

The Gibraltar Parliament meets this morning at 10.30am for the budget session. This is when the Government will set out its spending plans for the financial year and review the state of public finances and of the economy in general.  Read more

Royal Visit Represents Staunch Support for Rock’s British Sovereignty

IN MY VIEW, by MARK VIALES

The Earl and Countess of Wessex’s visit to the Rock earlier this month represented an aggressive move on the political chessboard by the UK Government. On face value, the royal visit looks to have irked Spain more than anything else, but the underlying message of Gibraltar’s British sovereignty remained rock solid. The three-day celebrations marking Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee were felt far and wide, not least across the border, where our not-so-friendly media counterparts had sharpened their pitchforks and were ready to strike. The move is also consistent with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s no-nonsense sovereignty policy, which has seen one of the strongest showings of support in Westminster for Gibraltar for some time. Read more

FOCUS ON PEPE ROSADO and the Royal Brooch

FOCUS by RYAN ASQUEZ

Pepe, who has had a lifelong interest in history, first became Manager of the Gibraltar Tourist Office in London in 1982, a role he held until 1988. From 1987, he was also the Director of Tourism here in Gibraltar.  Read more