Labour to give incentives for energy efficiency

A Labour government will introduce incentives to promote energy efficiency and exploit Malta’s natural resources, Labour leader Alfred Sant said this evening. He told supporters during a discussion in Senglea that the MLP remained committed to cutting the power surcharge by half within a week of taking office. It would also take up oil exploration, which, he said, had been abandoned.

Dr Sant used the occasion to debut a new campaign bus, and was given an enthusiastic welcome by hundreds of people. The party’s candidates on the second district were introduced, including party deputy leader Michael Falzon.

The Labour leader said promises about the regeneration of Cottonera had not been realised. Nothing had come of the promised sea transport to Valletta, the underground car park at Santa Margherita, the restoration of the Macina and the redevelopment of the Dock 1 area, he said.

It would now be a Labour government which would tackle the projects which Cottonera needed.