The following are the top stories in the Maltese press today.
Times of Malta says it was a bumper Christmas for shops outside Valletta as parking problems kept shoppers away from the capital.
The Malta Independent reports the Prime Minister saying that pensions are being increased for the first time in 25 years.
L-Orizzont says fuel prices will go down tomorrow.
In-Nazzjon leads with the Opposition leader’s New Year greetings to President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca.