In just over a week, Budget 2022 will be unveiled and the finance minister has already promised a clampdown on tax evasion.

But among those that have managed to get away with not paying their taxes or filing audited accounts are the media stations of Malta's two main political parties.

Mark Lawrence Zammit explains a system that leads to a high risk of rich people donating large sums of money to the PN and PL – and expecting favours in return.