PN hits out at GWU statement

P.Zammit

May 29th 2009, 18:42

Galea L Fil-fatt jhalli izjjed, foreign reserves. Izda l-punt hu.. jaqaw ghajnejk mhux f'wichek, kif jghid il-Malti ? Mela ma tafx li fuq infrastruttura biss, foldiri biex il-PN gabek tghix ta nies u mhux ta bhima kif konna fiz-zmien li tghozz intefqu aktar min hekk. Wiehed darba qalli, meta tkun go hofra tkomplix thaffer. Issa din nghida lilek. Lanqas haqq min jaqra dak li ghedt int fuq Lm500 miljun li halla l-lejber meta kont tghix ftit izjjed min Caveman. U naf x'jien nghidlek ghax ghexthom sew dak iz-zminijiet..

J Farrugia

May 29th 2009, 08:55

possibbli li varist bartolo waqa daqstant fil-baxx li ma joqghodx fuq il-kelma tal-PM Gonzi? Ahseb u ara kemm il-poplu jrid joqghod fuqek u l-partit tieghek li l-ewwel weghidt li l-istipendju ma jintmessx u wara mortu lura minn kelmtek bhal pinocchio. L-istess tat-tarzna hekk ghamiltu intom anzi alfred sant huwa on record jghid li ahjar il-haddiema nibghathom id-dar u nibghatilhom ic-cekk milli jkomplu jziduli t-telf. Dan kleim il-labour.

John Spiteri

May 29th 2009, 07:06

U din mux listess haga li kien qal Alfred Sant qabel lelezjoni li addiet!!!! Mela dejem qabel lelezjoni din tfaqqa tal hlas fuq is-sahha....Meta nara dawn laffarijit ninduna li il PL hlief ismu ma biddilx.......min MLP al PL....il-bqija listess zbalji baqaw jamlu

Joe Fenech

May 29th 2009, 03:30

Yes, free health will remain....

but not for long! Just wait and see...

p.grima

May 29th 2009, 01:01

It's just another of the usual, typically PL cheap spins and lies to alarm, deviate, and cheat the public, in order to distract the public from the fact that we have a cheap opposition who has nothing better to offer instead.

Galea. L

May 28th 2009, 23:07

joe Vella (Mellieha.)
The airport tax was reduced because of the PL pressure and after being threatened by the UE. The sewage tax is included by stealth in the water bills and will be increased next year. Re vat on foodstuffs and medicine we are only exempted as long as the UK and Ireland keep their exemption. If they introduce VAT on them then we shall have to introduce it as well. That shows how much we depend on other countries and how stupid were the PN negotiators were.

J. Borg
Mghandniex ghalfejn ghaliex dawk kollha gew bis-sahha tal-Gvern Laburista li l-gvern Nazzjonalista jrid inehhi u jaghmel kollox bil-hlas extra ghaliex diga' qed inhallsu ta' kollox mit-taxxi li ghandna.

Edward Mizzi That's because NO one else except those with blue blinkers believes Gonzi.

P.Zammit Imisskom tisthu tghidu ghall-50c meta l-Gvern bla kuxjenza taghkom irid jaghmel kollox bil-hlas extar barra t-taxxi ezorbitanti li nhallsu. Tghid il-Gvern NAzzjonalista mhux se jhalli iktar minn biljun ewro fil-kaxxa kif kien halla Gvern Laburista!

Carmelo(Nenu)Aquilina Taghmel x'taghmel biex tiskuza l-Gonzi mhux se jirnexxilek ghax hadd ma qed jemminkom iktar.

A. Vassallo Isthu inthom ghax veru skond iz-zokk tal-Qerq tal-PN il-fergha.

Ernest Vella

May 28th 2009, 22:27

Ma nafx min gie jbellaghilkom li s-sahha hija b'xejn...ghiduli naqra mela min ma jhallasx l-income tax ta ha naghmel bhalu...u dan mhux kollu paroli zejjed mill-politici...jiena ma nafda l'hadd minnhom ghax kollha jew kwazi kollha ghal ghawarhom jahsbu...Joseph ahjar jew aghar? Xejn differenti ghalija...hlief li nistghu nghajtulu b'ismu...ghal popolarita kollox jaghmlu dawn in-nies...

Il-loghba li jastjenew qisna ghadna fi zmien Dr.Sant....u s-soltu buzz words tas-Super One...I'm mean One Radio issa...Jiena mill-Gvern qeghda ddejaqni l-arroganza ta cowboy Austie u l-weghdi ta sihbu George...m'hemmx x'taghzel hlief li tibqa d-dar...

Din tal-GWU u l-Orrizont li huma gazzetta indipendenti...dawn kemm hasbuna njoranti...mhux cara li tal-PL

Patrick Cilia

May 28th 2009, 22:15

Why are we so surprised? These two have been happily married so long, they see everything through rosy spectacles (usually with a deep red tinge!!!) ,,,,if it weren't so sick..it would really be sweet!!!!

Darren Galea

May 28th 2009, 22:00

@A. Vassallo
Why don't you try coming up with some convincing arguments about why we need to tolerate a government whose main interests are itself and its friends.

Antoine Grima

May 28th 2009, 21:54

Judge Roberto Vella.
Fees on medicinals / services were introduced by the Labour government which was trusted for 22 months!

jesmond zammit

May 28th 2009, 21:51

nenu
l ewwel nett jien ma nqisux il gvern tieghi qatt ma kien u lanqas ha jkun,dement li jkun hemm pn fil gvern.
jekk inti komdu affarik allura taghmel sew tappogja l pn, biss tinsa qatt li dal; gvern tan nazzjonalisti biss, ivvota BIL QALB tinsa qatt ,kontra , biex jien u l familji taghna in nofs l iehor f dan il pajjiz li jhossu il pizijiet ma kull gurnata li taghddi u nghix hajja kemm kemm ahjar. tajjeb habib

Antoine Grima

May 28th 2009, 21:46

@Mike Magri.
Deceitful Politicians:
1. Alfred Sant promised students stipends will remain; yet he introduced LOAN to the younger generation
2. Alfred Sant's utility bills were the highest when the oil barrel costed $12
3. PL (then MLP & co.) used any down-grading attitude, including name-calling to EU dignitaries with whom the PM was having talks to bring the most possible funds / benefits from EU.
4. Now PL & co. want to represent us in European Parliament - they might convince us that they placed Malta into EU.
5. What about the Euro? Had it been for Alfred Sant we ought to have de-valued our currency prior to the Euro change and we should still be using Lm to-date. The result? Ask any economist.
Ah Well. It is easy to critisize!

P. Schembri

May 28th 2009, 21:31

@L..Galea. Carmelo sive Nenu Aquilina is all navy blue, so what do you expect from him?

joyce aquilina

May 28th 2009, 21:10

@a vassallo.
if joseph muscat is no different from dom mintoff then that for us is an honour,we have been waiting long enough for the pl to have a leader like mintoff.

Marion Pace

May 28th 2009, 21:05

Before the election Gonzipn stated that until it is sustainable the medical health services will remain free. Perhaps it is not sustainable any more or did he know that before the election but kept it under the carpet till after?

A. Vassallo

May 28th 2009, 21:01

@ Carmelo(Nenu)Aquilina

Ma nafx ghalfejn zeffintni fin-nofs meta qieghed naqbekl mieghek

jbusuttil

May 28th 2009, 20:55

This issue is like dopo Christmas. All these issues will be put into a box on the 5th of June (Friday blackout) and will not even be mentioned until the box re-opens when the general election is near and the health issue is brought up again.

c.cachia

May 28th 2009, 20:47

Galea: Give it a break…… Maybe you’d like to explain what the GWU has to do with this issue. As far as I know the GWU stands for General WORKERS Union… to fight for workers rights. Where, in your (in)finite wisdom, do you see a treat to workers in this issue? Sorry to say you’ve got a least another 4 years living in your ‘hell’!

A. Vassallo

May 28th 2009, 20:22

A. Galea L

If we do not believe Dr. Lawrence Gonzi, Malta's Prime Minister for the next four years, who should we believe in, Joseph, the Leader of the Opposition for AT LEAST the next for years if not more?

He is no different from Mintoff, KMB and Alfred Sant. Truly skond “IZ-ZOKK il-Fergha”. Do you remember the promises made by the PL/MLP to the Drydocks workers, about being run by the workers? Do you remember the promises made to the university students, about the stipends? Should we believe the PL/MLP when one remembers all the U-TURNS it had to do time after time when it was proved wrong?

This is something really true because it really happened - Gonzi + EU + € = more jobs.

Carmelo(Nenu)Aquilina

May 28th 2009, 20:10

Att: HUTI MALTIN IS-SUR JAMES GRECH U S-SUR A.VASSALLO. JIDDISPJACINI GHALIKOM, IMMA NERGA NISTAQSIKOM.VERU LI QED TIEĦDU GOST TINKWETAW LILL POPLU MALTI, FORSI ANKE LILL XI QRABA TAGHKOM STESS LI HUMA MORDA, BIL-PAROLI FIL-VOJT DWAR IL-KURA B'XEJN?
VERU LI TIXTIEQU LI DAN IL-GVERN MALTI LI HU TIEGHEK U TIEGHI JIGI F'POZIZZJONI LI JKOLLU JAGHMEL DAK LI QED JIXTIEQU DAWK IL-BRAVI MEXXEJJA LI QED JAQILGHU DAWN IL-QLAJJIET IRRESPONSABLI?
hBIEB MINN XTAQ ID-DENI LILL GHAJRU SPICCA BIEX GIE FUQU!
FL-AHHAR NAWGURALKOM MINN QIEH QALBI LI TIBDEW TIKBRU FTIT FORSI XI DARBA ISSERHU RAS IL-MALTIN U L-GHAWDXIN, SPECJALMENT LILL MORDA , LILL BATUTI, U LILL-ANZJANI!
sAHHA SINJURI HBIEB TIEGHNA!

Alexander Azzopardi

May 28th 2009, 19:16

Cant understand gonzi and his admin
He / They repeatedly contuine to confirm that health services will contuine to remain free !!

Than how anyone can explain this report ?!?!?!
Its a pure fact that Gonzi & friends are planing to introduce payment on health services !!!

Even gonzi face expresion said it all .......

Roberto Vella

May 28th 2009, 19:04

@GMangion & John Caruana

May I suggest you spend some time thinking on the following:

Dr Gonzi commissions a report which delves into the possibility of closing down health centres and introducing fees. He does so knowing that he is against any of the two options. Hardly credible is it?

Putting aside the possibility that this was just an excuse to pay some individuals some handsome fees and trusting him that he is truly against the above outcomes, then why on earth did he commission this report?

Or did he ask someone to prepare a report without actually setting clear terms of reference? If so it was an utter waste of money for which Dr Gonzi should be held accountable.

Truth is that notwithstanding his repeated denials, Dr Gonzi has not proven beyond reasonable doubt that his intentions were not to close down health centres and/or to introduce more fees for health services. Under such circumstances, within other fora, he would be found guilty. In this case, he is guilty of trying to hide the fact that in reality plans for the introduction of more fees on health services are in place and will be introduced.

P.Zammit

May 28th 2009, 18:47

@Galea L
Issa (Alla hares qatt) jitla gvern laburista eh Sur Galea u jaghmel is-servizz ta l-isptar bil-flus, kif kien ghamel Sant bil-medicini. Min jaf kemm taqbez u tghola, tizfen il-kanzunetta Laburista ta dak iz-zmien. Xa haga tipo: Ghax hallewlna dejn kbir tal-PN.. Ormaj drajnik(om).

joe Vella (Mellieha.)

May 28th 2009, 18:41

@ Andrew Mangion

And thanks to EFA and the PN, I have never received a bill for; Sewage,Taxxa fuq kull bieb, had a service fee on Prescription removed and an Airport tax Departure tax removed as well.

For your information, Malta along with England and Ireland are exempted from charging VAT on Food stuffs and Medicine. This was achieve through negotiations and not trough foot stomping and veto mongering. Welcome to the 21st century!!!!

I rest my case.

Mike Magri

May 28th 2009, 18:37

Look who's talking of "..decieving the people.."..............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GonziPN, Just ask:-

1. Il-Kaccaturi, in-Nassaba u s-Sajjieda
2.It-Tobba, in-Nurses u l-Ghalliema
3.Tal-karozzi tal-Linja u tat-Taxis
4.Ta l-Ifran tal-Hobz
5.Tal-Hwienet iz-zaghar f'ta Qali u postijiet ohra
6.Tal-Karrijiet tal-Karnival
7.L-ghazla tat-Tabib u l-Ispizerijja tieghek
8.Il-Haddiema tad-Drydocks, GO plc (ex Maltacom), Manifattura etc..etc..
9.l-NGO's fuq Il-Harsien ta l-Ambjent. Gidba wara l-ohra u favuri galore.
10.Il-Famuzi Kontijiet slavagg tad-Dawl u Ilma
..... u mitt elf haga ohra...............

Therefore, how can anyone be safe in Trusting such a 'Double Faced' GonziPN government..!!

NO.. WE.. DON'T.... AT ALL.... PERIOD...

Edward Mizzi

May 28th 2009, 18:29

I don't think that I have any hidden skills in listening but for those who saw Bondi + last Monday, the Prime Minister neglected the issue that he is going to impose on us any charges when using any helth facility in our hospital and all you PL apologists are still pampering on this??!!

This same massage was also mentioned when Dr. Sant was at the helm of the PL before last General election and Dr. Gonzi neglected at that time as well because of the same report. How long is PL trying to keep this argument running?? Why are they doing this?? to arise uncertainty within the Maltese citizens.

That is not the right way how attarct votes in any election. And by the way, this election is for the MEPs and the European Parliament. Why are they focusing on throwing mud on GonziPN?? They have started their campaining for the next general elections I think. I want to here their candidates not the barking of Dr Mucscat/Mintoff style!!!!!!!!!

J. Borg

May 28th 2009, 18:27

Imma ghax hadd ma jirringrazzja L'Alla ta' kemm ghandna servizi b'xejn hawn Malta!!!!!!!! Universita' b'xejn u mhux talli hekk talli l-istudenti jircevu l-istipendju talli qed jigu edukati. Is-sahha ara kemm ilha b'xejn u l-bambin biss jaf x'jintefaq kuljum gewwa Mater Dei. Apprezzaw, ghax bhal ma qal Edward Scicluna, kandidat ghal Ewropa mal-PL li mkien fid-dinja ma hemm is-sahha b'xejn, u ghalhekk jaqbel li sahha ghanda tkun bil-hlas. Flus ghal coffee mornings, tombli, lotteriji u mitt elf kapricc iehor kulhadd ghandu, imma biex nahsbu u nwarbu ftit flus ghas-sahha, li wara kollox hija l-aqwa haga li jista' jkollu l-bniedem, nkunu qisna qed naghmlu erezija.

Joseph Scicluna

May 28th 2009, 18:21

@ james grech. the correct word you should have used is Swindled not Dwindled. trust a socialist to push the wrong button.

Tony Borg

May 28th 2009, 18:20

@ G. Mangion

"the Prime Minister Dr Lawrence Gonzi already replied to your Qs"

The problem is that the Prime Minister has lost all his credibility ages ago. As he once suggested we are judging him not by what he says but by what he does.

What he does it's exactly opposite to what he says.

As the PN used to say in their bill boards with reference to Alfred Sant......Lil Dr. Gonzi ma tistax tafdah!!!

James Grech

May 28th 2009, 18:10

@John Caruana
Rightly so, what will you do then if this promise is broken? I'm asking because I like a majority of other people am aware that this government has repeatedly promised one thing and then decided to do another? I, and most probably, many others, do not like being dwindled and cheated.

James Grech

May 28th 2009, 18:05

@Carmelo (Nenu) Aquilina
Mr Aquilina, it for the same reasons that you rightly so highlight, that the government should not think of leaving behind the principal of free health services for all. You do agree with this principal right? Why condemn someone who is trying to clarify this issue and who by your own comments is on your side? Sorry but I fail to understand such position.

C. Marsh

May 28th 2009, 18:05

@G Mangion - Do you seriously believe him!!!!!

Galea. L

May 28th 2009, 18:02

A. Vassallo
Maybe you and other pn apologists believe Gonzi, but neither I nor many others do. Gonzi himself said that to the hunters Vassallo.

Carmelo (Nenu) Aquilina Nahseb li dwar il-hanzir qed tirreferi ghall-PN Nenu.

v.vella

May 28th 2009, 18:01

Throughout all this charade only one thing emerges clear that is Gonzipn cannot be trusted.
( lil gonzipn ma tistax tafdah ) ask all sections of the population who were manipulated
with gonzipn spins and broken promises.

Andrew Mangion

May 28th 2009, 17:51

And the PN call a 50c (Euro1.15c) a tax. Did anyone of the PN apologists not receive the Water and Electricity bill????

When was it that health for free???? Are we paying from our noses for health and everything around through taxes? We are one of the most heavily taxed countries in Europe and what do we get in return?? Arrogance!

By the was, all those that are saying that the VAT was increased from 15% to 18% for the healthcare are mistaken. It was added to compensate for the millions of Euros defrauded to Maltese citizens.

David Sammut

May 28th 2009, 17:50

If the Government,quite rightly, is very concerned that the Health Service should remain 'free' and available to one and all and there is not even a thought of privatising it, then why commission that report at all?. Hope it's not someone being economical with 'la verite' again.

John Caruana

May 28th 2009, 17:47

Politics aside as far as i m aware Gonzi sometime last year stated 'over my dead body' regarding the matter of free health service. Till now that promise (at least thi one) has been maintained. Everyone including myself can start criticising and grumbling only when that promise is broken. Any comments in the meantime are a waste of space

G. Mangion

May 28th 2009, 17:44

@ all mlp Misleaders, Iva Kunu Serji Darba ! But how boring can you Be ?

The Prime Minister Dr Lawrence Gonzi, already replied to your Q's !!!

The clear assurance that health services would remain free Is there To Stay !
Thanks To the P.N In Gov't.

Carmelo (Nenu) Aquilina

May 28th 2009, 17:42

Sinjuri tal-GWU + tal-PL u l-bella kumpanija. aqaw intom m'ghadkom lill hadd marid u ma tridux tinkwetawh ghal-xejn. Ghax jekk m'ghandkomx intomm gibu rispett lejn min ghandu lill min hu marid, u diehel u hiereg mill-isptar, gej u sejjer igib il-medicini. Ghalfejn ghal-erba voti qed taqilghu il-qlajjiet permazz tad-dubji li qed tizirghu qalb hutkom il-Maltin u l-Ghawdxin? jew dawn ma humiex hutkom? Fejnu l-valur tar-rispet lejn minn hu f'diffikulta, dghajjef u marid? Dan hu l-istagun il-gdid tat-tama? Jekk l-istaguni godda li qed tirreklamaw huma hekk, tistghu tarmuhom x'imkien fejn hadd ma jsibhom ghax huma ta' hsara kbira lil-poplu maħbub Malti u ghall-umanita kollha.
Imiskon tisthu fis-seklu 21 tipprattikaw politika ta' tixrid ta' qlajjiet, ta' dubji fost il-poplu ta' pajjiżkom minghajr l-icken rispett u hniena ma minn hu marid..
Sewwa jghid il-proverbju Malti: Li hemm annimal li jismu hanzir, u dan jekk taqtalu dembu xorta hanzir jibqa ma jinbidilx.
Allura huti Maltin u Ghawdxin, hsiebkom hemm, hudu hsieb li zgur tuzaw dak il-vot fis-sitta ta' Gunju, u dak il-vot uzawh tajjeb ghal gid tieghel, ta'wliedek u ta' pajjizek.
VIVA MALTA FL-EWROPA HIELSA!

Evarist Bartolo

May 28th 2009, 17:41

The policy document prepared for Gonzi’s Government states: “Fees shall be determined by the free market and the Government will not intervene to set fees for consultation with a health professional and will not regulate the fee structure as it strongly believes that the free market should establish such fees.” There will also be full or partial charges for vaccine, screening and other programmes. The policy document admits that the reforms are a radical departure from previous attempts to change the National Health Service as they do away with “the concept of a totally free medical primary health care”.
The policy document states: “Previous attempts at reforming the sector were all based, in one way or another, upon the premise that the State would continue to directly offer a family doctor or general practitioner service, thus continuing to sustain the sector, incurring significant costs …”
This goes totally contrary to what Gonzi’s Government declared in its electoral manifesto and in the opening of parliament by the President: “Health is a key element in human development. Mater Dei Hospital will continue to be the pivotal point of the National Health Service, which will carry on providing quality care at no charge.”

J.Tonna

May 28th 2009, 17:40

Jesmond Zammit - the case of 'Vince Farrugia mal pn' is the opposit of this story. Vice Farrugia has (probably) opened his mind but the GWU is still blindfolded.

A. Vassallo

May 28th 2009, 17:37

@ Galea L

You suggested to us to read the full report at http://www.maltastar.com.

If maltastar.com has reproduced the same report that Joseph Muscat had shown during the programme Bondi+, that was no report at all, because what Joseph Muscat had in his hands was ONLY a DRAFT copy of the report. I suggest that you watch the recording of that programme and you can see that at one point a big DRAFT could be seen written diagonally on page one. That draft copy was rejected by the Cabinet and it is still waiting for a revised draft copy. We can take the Prime Minister's word that health services will still be free. Mind you there is nothing for free. You and all the tax payers already pay for health services through our taxes.

The PL seems to be telling its supporters that if they win this EU election they will able to topple the government.

To PL supporters - next general election is to be held in the year 2013 - four years from now

Roberto Vella

May 28th 2009, 17:29

"the government had repeatedly declared that public health services would remain free of charge and the government was committed to strengthening such services".

"Judge us not on our words but on our actions" - Lawrence Gonzi.

So let's evaluate a bit the PN's actions in this regard...

Wasn't it a Nationalist Minister during a PN led Government that increased VAT by 20% in order to make good for the increased expenditure on health? Such an increase was a direct charge on our health services no more no less; not to mention that the amount we are paying for health keeps on increasing (assuming that it that Gonzi is to be believed when he says that govt's VAT intake keeps on increasing year on year) so there really should be less problems on the affordability of our primary health services. A more opportune question that PN and its apologists have to answer is - where are all these funds going given that we are considering (let's give Gonzi the benefit of the doubt on this one) additional charges?

ehhhh.....so much for being dishonest and partisan!

jesmond zammit

May 28th 2009, 17:25

well done gwu. the only union that cares.
@j tonna
mur gidu tony zarb hareg mal pl kemm kont tiskrupla ehh. ghandna gherusija ta ghaddejja bhalissa .vince farrugia mal pn. tinsiex

carmel tonna

May 28th 2009, 17:20

Only in Malta

The Government commissions a report on health reform but forgets to include in the terms of reference that the reform is to be wholly financed by public funds.

So, either government is throwing money away in useless reports because of inconsistent terms of reference (not including the assumption of financing by public funds in this case), or else

Fees and charges for health services are in the pipeline. Which version does one believe? One tends to believe that where there is smoke, there ought to be fire!

J.Tonna

May 28th 2009, 17:15

Is this the case of an estranged wife (GWU) helping her ex husband (MLP)?? Or they were not 'in fact divorced'???

Galea. L

May 28th 2009, 17:12

Read the full report at
http://www.maltastar.com/userfiles/Report%20on%20Implementation%20of%20a%20Patient%20Registration%20System%20SMALL.pdf

Francesca Abela

May 28th 2009, 17:12

The forthcoming elections are regarding electing Maltese MEPs to represent us in the European Parliament, and the Local Councils. The PL is trying to make it seem a General Election judging by the endless issues it is bringing up that most of them having nothing to do with the EU. Also hardly any mention of the EU on the PL side - what are they ashamed of ? PL do have some patience, we have still another 5 years to go until the next General Elections. You are wasting time that can easily be turned into studying and preparing reports on how all the present issues will be solved if and when you are in government. Also it is not fair to your supporters giving them th impression that these are general elections.

John Azzopardi

May 28th 2009, 17:11

Any social service in any country where such services are available has never been free. Such services are funded from taxpayers' money. There is no other way. Governments do not print money.

John Gatt

May 28th 2009, 17:10

We are already paying 3% VAT for health introduced by Lawrence Gonzi from 15% to 18%.
Maybe Gonzi will increase this 3% for health.

J.Borg

May 28th 2009, 17:07

Let's say the government is saying that Health centres will remain open and free, BUT and i repeat BUT on what conditions....that before you can visit the health centre you have to go to your family doctor first for the visit and then if he finds that you need to go he will write you the necessary papers!!!!!
Is this the way the report suggested Dr.Gonzi & Dr.Dalli....please clarify this for us maltese citizens....we have a right to know!!

laurence schembri

May 28th 2009, 17:06

Hold on, before the PN start pointing a jittery finger at institutions, they have a valid reason to ask question.
A study on the Health Service was evident on Bondi+, last Monday. The first thing that the NP ought to do is to tell the citizens; Does the document exist? If it does, publish it. Was there sections in it referable to payments? If no, deny. If yes, explain. The tax and N.I. payer has a right to know.
Joseph Muscat had evidence in his hands. Lawrence Gonzi, looked a bit shaken and, his is not the type to stammer, but he did. So before you start pointing fingers at others, the NP Party should come out clean, the evidence concerning payments was there for all to see.
Are we going to pay for health service? John Dalli didn`t deny it.

Melissa Gatt

May 28th 2009, 17:03

as always accusing the PL..... 1 - Gonzi never ever denied discussing this at cabinet level and let face it the GWU has the right to seek assurance no? 2. Once again they lied on the commitment for free health as it was the PN themselves who increased the VAT on the Health - I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN SANTS 50cents - this point to take us to point no 4. Where are these funds going???

Leonard Brincat

May 28th 2009, 17:03

The PN is No 1 in arrogance either you agree with them or if not you're the devil.Give us a break PN and be honest with us.

A.Borg

May 28th 2009, 16:57

Which part of 'free' do you not understand?? As far as my memory takes me labour was hell bent over saying that the PN will introduce charges on health prior to the last election. Did that materialise? No!!! Who was being dishonest? Labour.
If the PN wanted to introduce health charges they would have included them in the first year of administration.Unless someone wants to argue that they will be introducing them in the eve of election.

K Grech

May 28th 2009, 16:50

I think everyone has the right to ask questions to " Our National Goverment" after such a report was published. The prime minister never denied that he discussed the issue of introducing fees in the health system with his cabinet.

I think such a large organization like GWU has every right to ask questions related to such issues, after all it's an organization which try to safeguard the citizens rights. I think in all democratic countries these things happen!!

Michale Tabone

May 28th 2009, 16:43

Minister Dalli is clearly saying that the delivery of health services needed to change and that nobody could define the word "free". What will Gonzi say now? That there will be another meaning to the word "free". For the normal people, free means that they do not have to directly pay for the health services they receive in hospital or clinics. Such services are paid indirectly through taxation and VAT collection.

Did not Mr Dalli (as Minister of Finance) once increase VAT from 15 to 18 percent simply to subsidize the increased cost in health services? Where did the 3 percent increase in VAT go? Where has the Gonzi government been spending this VAT revenue? On health or on other services? Could Gonzi or Dalli please explain? How many more taxes do we need to impose on the people?