Byron Camilleri, Malta’s Minister for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms, and Equality, revealed in response to a parliamentary question that between 2013 and 2023, a total of 3,583,847 fines were issued, amounting to €133,811,122.81.
Of these, 3,287,066 fines have been paid to date, equating to €116,187,254.06.
Figures presented in Parliament also show a significant increase in the value of fines issued over the past decade. In 2023, fines totalling €16,215,744.41 were issued – more than double the €7,254,721.05 issued in 2013, the year with the lowest total in the ten-year period.
Dr Camilleri emphasised that LESA (Local Enforcement System Agency) is committed to ensuring the recovery of outstanding fines. To this end, the agency has issued 241 garnishee orders since 2022, amounting to €4,711,563.59, in efforts to recover unpaid fines, including some dating as far back as 2002.
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