Cheaper SMSs from abroad as of this summer

M.Gauci

Mar 13th 2009, 14:53

Mr. Galea
I've answered the why not for another referndum eons ago under a different article.

But of course - what introduction of tax on services ? When VAT was introduced it was not because of the EU per se. Many countries around the world (probably most of them) have vat under different names (IVA, TAX, Whatever) and services are taxed.
Services in fact were always taxed through income tax but people did not declare them - Is that ok for you ? What do you think a country runs on, air ? Mhux ovja li taxes.
What makes you think that had we not been in the EU you would not be charged on those taxes ? Wake up to reality Mr. Galea. Had we been out of our major trading partner we would be having it very bad - take Iceland as an example.

Paul Barrett

Mar 13th 2009, 14:49

@ Mr/Mrs/Ms L. Galea
Although apolitical, please consider the following regarding your comment:
Did not VAT replace import tax and if I remember we still had tax on other things as well.
We still had foreign workers and those working illegally in Malta before joining the EU.
As for illegal immigrants – their general aim was not to come to Malta but to Europe mainland and therefore we would still have had them come here if we were members or not. Indeed although their appears to be so little help from the EU regarding their maintenance/onward-movement, it would have been a lot worse had we not joined the EU.
The destruction of our industries, mass unemployment etc are part and parcel of the world wide credit crunch and little or nothing to do with being EU members.
Property price explosions are more to do with people being able to borrow too much money from greedy banks etc than joining the EU. If the money was/is not available then sellers would have to settle for less or be stuck with no sale.

I agree that not everything about the EU is good, but it is not all bad either.

L..Galea

Mar 13th 2009, 12:49

Adrian Cardona et al
If we remained free outside the eu dictatorship we could do whatever was necessary for the people not having to obey its diktat.
Remember the introduction of VAT on eu orders, the introduction of all sorts of taxes on every conceivable service and product which we never paid before, the flooding of the Maltese labour market by foreigners and illegal immigrats taking the work of Maltese workers while costing us millions upon millions to maintain them, the destruction of our industries, mass unemployment, explosion of property prices, etc etc?

So would the simple lowering of sms offset these and more?

"Why am I in the ultra minority against the EU?"
If you think so, why don't you persuade yoru Gonezipn to hold another referendum and ask the people whether they want to remain eu members. Go on. Don't be CHICKENS. As for my credibility, can you deny what I said above?

Adrian Cardona

Mar 13th 2009, 12:30

@L.Galea
Then imagine if we were NOT in the EU...who would force our mobile service providers to lower rates then, eh? We would still be paying through our nose while citizens of EU countries would be paying 75% less. So much for your childish anti-EU rants.

M.Gauci

Mar 13th 2009, 12:29

L.Galea
It is incredible that even from something positive you try to hatch the boogy man. Maybe you forgot the time when Malta was not part of the EU (and thanks to the MLP we would never have been part of it, maybe they were toying with the idea of putting us in the Arab league or the African Union???) the rates were high and no government stopped them from doing it so.
If you remember well there were both the PN and MLP in government! The EU has pooled in for you and now you criticise it ?

Your problem is that you hate the EU and anything that has to do with the EU, thus reducing the credibility of your arguments substantially.

Inform yourself Mr. Galea, education is the key, ignorance of what is around you and what the EU is, is dangerous. Super One does nothing to teach you anything, instead try reading around or ask the question "Why am I in the ultra minority against the EU?"

Paul Barrett

Mar 13th 2009, 11:24

This confirms that the EU is forcing those that would unjustly rob us, to tow the line and reduce costs in favour of us the public.

:-)

L..Galea

Mar 13th 2009, 10:08

This confirms that the eu free market policy is no good since the eu itself felt the need to control the sector.