Eligible workers will receive a tax-free Super Bonus of up to €1,000 in the first three months of 2027, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced in tonight’s Budget speech.The payment will be calculated on earnings from 2025, with those who earned €12,000 or more from employment that year receiving the full €1,000. Workers on lower incomes will receive smaller payments according to the bands announced by the government.The scheme will also cover self-employed people, part-time workers and older people who continue working.“What we promise, we deliver,” Caruana told Parliament, confirming that the government would begin paying the bonus in the first quarter of next year.The announcement puts a payment date on one of Labour’s pledges during this year’s general election campaign. When announcing the proposal in May, Prime Minister Robert Abela presented it as an annual payment to workers, with an estimated cost to public finances of €200 million a year.Under the income bands set out in tonight’s speech, the payments will be:Income earned in 2025Super Bonus€12,000 or more€1,000€11,000–€11,999€925€10,000–€10,999€875€9,000–€9,999€800€8,000–€8,999€725€7,000–€7,999€650€6,000–€6,999€575€2,000–€5,999€500This means an eligible worker who earned €10,500 in 2025 would receive €875, while someone who earned €8,500 would receive €725.The full €1,000 payment will apply to eligible workers earning at least €12,000, with no upper income limit specified in the announced bands. The reference year is 2025, meaning the forthcoming payment will be based on earnings from that year.•