Minister accused of playing with words

The Labour Party said yesterday Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt on Monday confirmed he was playing with words when he told Parliament last year the government was not committed to make the people pay a sewage tax. The Labour Party said Dr Gatt was...

The Labour Party said yesterday Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt on Monday confirmed he was playing with words when he told Parliament last year the government was not committed to make the people pay a sewage tax.

The Labour Party said Dr Gatt was justifying the play on words by saying that the government planned to introduce a tariff and not a tax. At the end of the day, whether it is a tariff or tax, the public must still pay, the party said.

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