[WATCH] Government committed to help struggling businesses, Silvio Schembri says Economy Minister says government is committed to continue help struggling businesses 16 February 2021, 1:37pm by Karl Azzopardi Silvio Schembri has acknowledged that economic recovery may not be uniform across all sectors but insisted government will continue to help struggling businesses. The Economy Minister was reacting to the contrasting results between the European Commission's Winter Forecast, which painted a positive picture for 2021, and a recent survey by the Chamber of SMEs that prospected a gloomier outlook. “The expected rollout of vaccinations in 2021 and a gradual easing of restrictions in the EU should set the tourism sector back on the path to recovery and re-invigorate domestic demand. In 2021, real GDP growth is expected to reach 4.5%,” the Commission said.