Mepa's monumental madness

What is the difference between the two objects pictured here?

The picture on the left is of a sculpture or monument which is already under construction in St Julians, presumably with due approval from Mepa. It stands in the middle of an area of precious soil where it would have been better to plant a tree. This patch of soil now lies under a concrete plinth which is suspiciously large - probably so as to accommodate yet another of the usual obscene marble slabs inscribed with the name of the minister who, doubtless, will inaugurate it with much pre-election pomp and circumstance in due course.

The monument on the right was to be erected in commemoration of over 10,000 young men who died for their country, among whom were also some Maltese who were killed in action at Gallipoli. The application to erect this monument was turned down by Mepa on what were correctly referred to as "banal grounds" by Nicholas Bonello, Anzac memorial committee chairman. The grounds were, wait for it: ..."a negative impact on the Floriana gardens and on the views of the bastions and which disrupt the baroque layout".

This kind of toe-curling insanity confirms that Mepa has gone stark raving mad.

As a matter of interest, can somebody inform the public regarding the source of funds for these unwanted ministerial monuments which blot our landscape? Is it tax money?