INVEST
- Mandy Caruana
- Jul 25
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 31
Support for Initial Investment Projects
Malta Enterprise
This scheme is designed to support the ongoing industrial and economic development of Malta at a regional level. It promotes initial investments by encouraging the establishment of new enterprises, the expansion of existing operations, and the diversification of current business activities, among other initiatives.
Type of Aid: | Tax Credits, Cash Grants, Loan Interest Rate Subsidies Loan Guarantees – Only for SME’s |
Target Group: | Small and medium-sized enterprise; Large enterprises operating from assisted areas and having an initial investment in a new economic activity |
Application Deadline: | 30th September 2026 |
Scheme Summary
The support is aimed at facilitating access to funding and accelerating the return on investment made.
This measure will be available from 1st January 2024 till 31st December 2026 and shall be operated on first come firsts served basis on the submission of a full and complete application.
Aid Intensity
The value of aid (calculated as the gross grant equivalent) shall be adjusted to ensure that the total amount of aid for a given investment project shall not exceed the maximum intensities established in the table below:
Enterprise Size | Investment project in an assisted area | Gozo and Comino | Other areas |
Small undertaking excluding hospitality sector |
30% |
35% |
20% |
Medium sized undertaking excluding hospitality sector | 20% | 25% | 10% |
Large Undertaking | 10% | 15% | Not eligible for Support |
SMEs operating in hospitality sector | 15% | 15% | 10% |
Eligibility
Eligible projects must result in a qualifying activity as detailed in the guidelines
Undertaking must operate from Malta and be incorporated in the European Union as a limited liability company, a partnership en nom collectif, en commandite (registered under Article 27(6) of the ITMA, or co-operative or similar set-up.
Applicants must not be defaulting on Income Tax, VAT and Social Security payments
Applicants must not be considered Undertakings in Difficulty
Projects must have started after 1st January 2024
Eligible Costs
Tangible Assets: Lands, Buildings, Plant, Machinery & Equipment
Intangible Assets: patents, licences, know-how or other intellectual property
Eligible Projects
This measure is applicable to investment projects that shall result in:
a. initial investment; or
b. initial investment in favour of a new economic activity in one or more of the activities listed below. The form of aid which may be considered is at the discretion of Malta Enterprise.
A) Manufacturing
B) Repair, overhaul or maintenance:
i. any water craft
ii. aircraft;
iii. industrial engines or electromechanical equipment;
C) Industrial Services
D) Information Technology - Computer Programming
E) Information Technology - Data Processing and Hosting Facilities
F) Information Technology - Data Processing Services
G) Information Technology - Electronic and mobile platforms
H) Call Centre Activities
I) Research and Development, Design, and/or Innovation
J) Waste Treatment
K) Environmental Solutions
L) Life Sciences
M) Pharmaceuticals
N) Audio-visual productions
O) Audio recording
P) Digital video games
Q) Education and Tuition
R) Human inpatient and/or day care services
S) Logistics
T) Industrial Packaging
U) Hotels and Guest Houses
V) Knowledge Intensive Services
W) Restoration
X) Entertainment and Recreational Facilities
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