Tax and Finance

In order to reduce the use of plastic containers utilised for bottling water, the Minister for Finance and Employment has launched this grant on the purchase of equipment to purify water at home by reverse osmosis,  reverse osmosis system with reject water return and water filtration system.

This scheme applies to expenditure incurred once only on the purchase price of purifying water equipment for domestic use by the applicant. The grant is only eligible for private individuals (natural persons) that purchase water purifying equipment for use on their residential property.

Eligible applicants may apply only once for one of the below grants:

Water Guard: Water filtration system

‘Water filtration system’ means an ultrafiltration or microfiltration system, where the filtration equipment itself results in zero water wastage during the filtration process. This excludes jug filters.

The grant will cover 40% on the purchase price and installation of Water Filtration System equipment subject to a maximum grant of €100.

RO Wave: Reverse Osmosis System

‘Reverse Osmosis System’ means a reverse osmosis system where the reject water generated by the system during the filtration process is not diverted back to the residential water storage for re-use.

The grant will cover 15.25% on the purchase price and installation of Reverse Osmosis equipment subject to a maximum grant of €100.

RO Recycle: Reverse Osmosis System with reject water return

‘Reverse Osmosis System with reject water return’ means a reverse osmosis system where the reject water generated by the system during the filtration process is diverted back to the residential water storage for re-use.

The grant will cover 40% on the purchase price and installation of Reverse Osmosis with reject water return subject to a maximum grant of €300.

Applicants should be Maltese residents of at least 18 years of age, and the application form should be submitted by not later than 6 months from the date of purchase of the water purifying equipment. Persons and households that have already benefitted from this grant shall not be eligible for another grant issued in terms of this scheme. The original fiscal receipts/invoices and relevant documentation shall be kept by the applicant for a period of not less than 2 years from the date of application and produced upon request to the Office of the Commissioner for Revenue for verification purposes. The grant payment will be deposited in the bank account indicated on the application form.