Ministerial car repairs cost €20,000 in five years
In the five years between 2004 and 2008 the government incurred just under €20,000 in maintenance costs on the car of then-Investments Minister Austin Gatt.
Answering a parliamentary question by Anthony Agius Decelis (PL), Dr Gatt himself said that the car had been purchased in 1999 for his sole personal use. The car's maintenance cost €2,502 in 2004, €8,318 in 2005, €2,022 in 2006, €4,611 in 2007 and €2,466 this year.
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v.vella
Dec 5th 2008, 18:36
And what really hurts is that he probably didn't blink an eye as he was reading the answer!
martin saliba
Dec 4th 2008, 18:08
If i were his mechanic i'd be laughing my ass off after reading this article.
Deo Catania
Dec 4th 2008, 17:21
Disgrace. What make of car was it? I can never believe all these expenses were 'real', an average of over Lm2,000 yearly.....come on. Plus Minister said car was bought in 1999 so what were the expenses between 1999-2003? No wonder the steep increase in car road licenses......oh sorry that's because of the environment!!!!!!
A. Cordina
Dec 4th 2008, 15:30
And now, how can any MP have the cheek to blurt out the phrase "we are there to serve the public!"?
M Grech
Dec 4th 2008, 13:08
Problem solved. No more expensive car repairs. The minister purchased a new Jaguar!
On a separate note, with a home in Valletta, an office in Valletta and Parliament in Valletta, one has to wonder how on earth one would run this kind of car repair expenses.
deb bugeja
Dec 4th 2008, 12:41
Austin Gatt
If you used the bicycle to the parlament it would have costed us the tax payers less expenses
and it would have done much good for the enviroment.
Luxury is something you can spare for you Dr Gatt but certainly not for us
Charles DeMicoli
Dec 4th 2008, 11:01
How many shock absorbers do you get for 20 grand?
george sacco
Dec 4th 2008, 10:22
oh I wish I was his mechanic,