PL expecting 'good' budget

H Zammit

Sep 16th 2009, 22:08

" il-labour kellu proposta ferm aktar gusta li tonqos it-taxxa fuq minn jaghmel overtime - minn jahdem overtime jahdem ax ghandu bzonn." @ Josephine

U dwar dawk is-self employed li jahdmu aktar minn 8 sieghat biex jaqilghu l-ghajxien taghhom kif se jgawdu minn din il-proposta aktar gusta? Jew din il-proposta hi mahsuba ghal xi impjegat tal-gvern li waqt il-hin tax-xoghol jitghazzen u mbaghad jipretendi l-overtime u issa jipretendi li l-anqas ihallas taxxa!

C. Borg

Sep 16th 2009, 11:45

It seems that everyone is pointing fingers towards the economic crisis. It's true that we're passing form a bad moment, but what is our goverment doing to help us and the economy? Does increasing water and electricity tariffs or gas tariffs help the economy? Does this help the small businesses?

At least let's see the incentives some European countries launched to help the economy. Countries such as Germany and France had good results in the last quarter and these countries where those who launched good incentives to help the small busiensses and their citizens.

So let's not try to redicule JM as part of the deficit we have is due to bad management and irresponsible decisions.

maria curmi

Sep 16th 2009, 11:44

Of course it will be a good budget if it will be like last year budget al MP s had a weekly rise of 300 euros it will be good keeping the opposition very very happy

P Baldacchino

Sep 16th 2009, 11:32

The government should look at what private companies do in order to control their finances. Cost cutting on duty travel, cost cutting on entertainment, a reduction in Fuel allowances, reduction in office amenities, prolong capital projects which have no significant impact, control general expenditure, increase credit terms with suppliers, transfer resources to improve credit control, control overtime by transferring approval to a higher grade, reduce general running costs (electricity , water, telephone, mobile, internet, printing) expenses.

Reduce beurocracy, increase accountability, wage freeze, create opportunities for change management, macro manage issues even the smallest become important.

Ernest Vella

Sep 16th 2009, 11:24

will it be surplus? or is just an electoral gimic promised altough knowing of the recession....ir-raghad fl-orrizzont

Gordon Farrugia

Sep 16th 2009, 10:52

@ Josephine

'not as irresponsibly suggested by Dr. Muscat, reducing the 35% which benefits the higher wage earners but to at least benefit the lower income earners and pensioners.'

naqbel mieghek li mhux mod fair kif tnaqqas it-taxxa imma ma nistax nifhem dan il-kumment. kien gonzi li wieghed dan. kien gonzi li qal u irrepeta kemm il-darba li behsiebu jnaqqas it-taxxa minn 35% al 25%. il-labour kellu proposta ferm aktar gusta li tonqos it-taxxa fuq minn jaghmel overtime - minn jahdem overtime jahdem ax ghandu bzonn.

J Farrugia

Sep 16th 2009, 10:17

This new Labour leader has a good sense of humour at the people's expense. At least he acknowledges that labour governments never ever made good budgets. And as if the international recession is still not reeling us under its repercussions. And I heard that he's some sort of economist. No wonder the world's economic situations are always dull since no economist ever found any solution for our economic situations. If I were the university authority, I will close down any courses leading to the degree in economics. They are jsut a waste of time ... jsut money grabbers.

R. Azzopardi

Sep 16th 2009, 09:41

Good old PL is still living in a world of fantasy. Don't we all expect a good budget? Of course we do. But we also know that it is nigh on impossible so please PL, quit wasting our time.

Paul Baldacchino

Sep 16th 2009, 09:29

Grow up PL. AS a party with its roots into social aspects of citizens, I would have expected PL to provide their expertise to the Gov. We are well aware that the PN have little experience in implementing strict policies as the belief in free will has got the better. PN never tell you what is actually going to happen in a budget. We are all aware that the NET income is more important than the GROSS right?
So be it TAX, VAT, ECO, LEVY, removal of subsidy, donation all reduce the NET income of a family. Till now what Min. Tonio Fenech has said cannot be intepreted as positive or negative, but as correct. Now lets see how our NET income will decrease in order to make good for the Governemtn overspending, EU policies and yes off course the recession next year.

PL any good suggestions rather than mud slinging?
PN can you guarantee my current NET income?

Josephine Cassar

Sep 16th 2009, 09:20

I think since the govt has been speaking for a long time that the finances are ok, we should be due for the basic tax cuts, not as irresponsibly suggested by Dr. Muscat, reducing the 35% which benefits the higher wage earners but to at least benefit the lower income earners and pensioners. Really with his suggestion, though we might be fed up with the present govt and its way of doing things, it is clear that we have no alternative govt. You may deceive some but not all and not all that the govt is doing is bad

B.Glanville

Sep 16th 2009, 09:11

@Kevin Zammit. and yet the 'responsible government' of ours seems to be able (in this recession) to offer a general amnesty to the very people who deserve it least to the deteriment of millions of euros. The same government also managed to allocate enough funds to offer another amnesty to VAT offenders just prior to the general election.The government has lost it to say the least.

Donavan Galea

Sep 16th 2009, 09:00

Ovvja li qed nistennew "good budget" ........... mela insejtu hbieb Nazzjonalisti li sena ilu GonziPN weghdna li ser ikollna Surplus!!!

B'min tridu tghaddu zmien?! Halluna!!!

R. Caruana

Sep 16th 2009, 08:36

Go on, Dr Muscat, pull the other one!!

Just tyring to put up expectations so that he can then criticise the budget afterwards. If he's trying to fool the people so early in his career Dr Muscat is on the road to total failure as a politician... at least he could have waited until he's Prime Minister, that is if ever he becomes one!

Randolph Peresso

Sep 16th 2009, 08:26

Is this what the 'Progressive movement' is all about? ..... with these comments Muscat is only reaching the die-hard labours.

Joe Micallef

Sep 16th 2009, 08:21

Joseph Muscat is as sharp as a blunderbuss! Not only, but it is increasingly obvious that this person is nothing more than a text-book politician. He must have come across that chapter about pre budget opposition strategies where it is advised to build high expectations so that you can afterwards lambast any improvements as insignificant. However given his shining inadequacy he must have missed that sentence explaining that such a strategy works in normal circumstances and not when every Tom, Dick and Harry knows that the world and consequently also Malta is in the midst of an unprecedented depression.

G.Portelli

Sep 16th 2009, 08:11

Bla Bla Bla Dr. Muscat!! It is as if a family has just gone through rough times and they decide to have a good break and spend that little rest they have in bank. Then return back and find nothing else. Please show some more serious stuff!!

Carmelo Nenu Aquilina

Sep 16th 2009, 07:08

@Dr Muscat, Hekk fi''ħsiebu jaagħmel il-PL meta tkunu fil-gvern u tkunu f'xi baħar imqallebbħal ma tinsab id-dinja kollha?
Huwa intom ma għamiltu qatt hekk, anke meta kontu ftit aħjar aħseb u ara kemm tagħmlu hekk f'baħar imqalleb! Kieku kontu intom fil-gvern diġa għereqna!
Mela insejti l-issikar taċ-ċinturin il-ħin kollu? Insejtuha l-ġurnata xogħol għan-Nazzjon? Insejtuha l-iffriżar tal-paga għal ma nafx kemm il-sena? Insejtuhom il-korpi tax-xogħol?
Ma tafux tagħmlu aħjar minn dawk ta qabilkom li kienu ġabuna tallaba, irridikulawna mad-dinja kollha, tibża titkellem, u kważi qatluna bil-ġuħ!
Dan kollu ma nsejnieħx ħabieb tagħna, int kont għadek ċkejken imma żgur li tafu! U sa issa qatt ma tlabtu skuża lill Maltin tat-batija li ġaltuhom jsofru kull meta kontu fil-gvern! Hekk qed tipproponi Dr muscat?
ĦSIEBEK HEMM POPLU MALTI U GĦAWDXI, TĦALLIEX LILL MIN JIMPRESSJONAK U JIDĦAQ BIK, FTAKAR KEMM SOFREJT BIEX ĦLIST MILL-MLP, ALLURA TINDRIGAX BILL-PL GĦAX HUMA L-ISTESS!

T Mifsud

Sep 16th 2009, 02:32

The PL with GRUMBLE if this budget is not good because it 'expects a good one'

and the PL will also GRUMBLE if in subsequent budgets a tax cut is given blaming it on looming elections.

PL will GRUMBLE for anything, good or bad!

Paul Borg

Sep 15th 2009, 23:52

These are very irresponsible comments. It is a pity that after decades in opposition the MLP has not learned. How can one think of a good budget in the current situation? It is a very frightening situation if this is the only alternative to the current administration.

A Abela

Sep 15th 2009, 23:43

Sant No. 2.

R.degiorgio

Sep 15th 2009, 23:40

@ Edwin Cachia
Jien iktar nibza mil-poplu malti mazzun li jibqa itella lil Gonzi fil-gvern biex ikompli jaddiena bi zmien u izarma lil pajjizna u lil butna!! Nibza ukoll mill arroganza u inkompetenza ta dan il gvern li ilu hemm 20 sena u li minn dak kollu li wieghed qas wettaq kwart milli qal. nibza ukoll li jigi sur ministru tal finanzi fil budget li gej u jerga jgholli il-kontijiet ta dawl u l-ilma. U forsi xi taxxa gdida li ghadna ma nafux biha. U nibza ukoll minn dan il pajjiz nisrani li ghandu gvern bla maggoranza assoluta u li kull ma jaghmel hu li jgorr u ma huwiex kapaci iqum fuq saqajh u ma jhalli lil hadd iktar jitmejjel bih!!

Gordon Farrugia

Sep 15th 2009, 22:13

u ajma mhux ovvja li Dr Muscat jghaddi kummenti bhal dawn meta l-gvern b'arroganza jiddikjara li l-pajjiz m'ghandux aktar problemi.... tkun ostriches b'raskhom fir-ramel - gonzi kien ghamel promise li ha jnaqqas it-taxxa mil-ewwel gurnata li jitla fil-gvern minn 35% al 25% - u kien gie ikkritikat fuq hekk anke mil-alternativa demokratika ax ma kienu jafu li ha tiswa wisq il-gvern. imma dan gvern ta ngann. kieku ghalija dimonstrazzjoniet kbar naghmel fit-toroq u ngieghel lil gvern jaqa - ma jistax nkomplu sejrin hekk, jekk taghmel weghda u titla bis-sahha ta dik il-wedgha trid tkun lest twettaqha. jekk le zul min hemm. ir-ricessjoni internazzjonali hi biss skuza bhalma kienet skuza taz-zejt. dan il-gvern narah arroganti wisq, ma kellux jerga jirbah u cert li lanqas gonzi ma stenna li jirbah.

raymond abela

Sep 15th 2009, 21:36

Does dr muscat understand that good bugets only come BEFORE a general election,so that dr gonzi and co. can get elected to power.!

J.Pace

Sep 15th 2009, 21:33

Why all these bads comments against this statement?
Why the middle person (if still exists a middle person in the country) who pay taxes and tries to live with a normal wage always get the worse from the budget and the rich person always gets the good things. Maybe these comments where from persons of the last I mentioned, cause even if you are a PN voter would you like more cash in pockets, not only before the election and you would be angry hearing people making fraud of our Tax and Vat.
Why GonziPn don't start from his internal ministers offices to avoid waste of money. Why as said by Dr.Muscat give amnesty and forgive the Vat Fraud, these are all from our money.
Why doing a 80M project in valletta NOW??? It is better that those money are given in people wallet so that they will have move to spend, and end once and for all this situation of jobless!

M.Bezzina

Sep 15th 2009, 21:30

@Edwin Cachia

Jalla jisma minnek Edwin ghax donnok bhall Castania inti thobb taghti il pariri!!Heqq x nista nghidlek hu pjacir hallas il kontijiet gholjin li jigu tal elettriku ghax meta rahas baqa gholi u meta ghola il gvern ghollih l ghada!!

DAVID ATTARD

Sep 15th 2009, 21:00

What a cheap PR (PL) exercise!

H Zammit

Sep 15th 2009, 20:34

Another example where local politicians think that the citizens are stupid and gullable. I am fed up of the whole lot of rubbish who meet at Valletta and getting paid from our taxes to insult us. One very BIG problem - there are no alternatives, no hope for this beloved country -we can only separate the rubbish from the rubbish and recycle.

Kevin Zammit

Sep 15th 2009, 20:15

Good Budget ???? During an international recession ? Its like waiting for Father Christmas in Easter. Gimme a break !

Robert Fenech

Sep 15th 2009, 19:49

yet another superficial comment by Dr Muscat....he is just like Dr Sant...i wonder in what they got their PhD's and they still pretend to comment to the economy...if he is expecting a good budget he is being irresponsible and not after what is best for the economy...he should first read the IMF report before speaking...grow up Dr Muscat...politics is not a talk-show

saveour degabriele

Sep 15th 2009, 19:43

ezatt kif qal gonzi sar min 35 ghal 25 prosit ghadejtni biz zmien GRAZZI

Elizabeth Camilleri

Sep 15th 2009, 19:40

U ejja PL !? ghalfejn qed tipprova tgholli l-aspettativa tan-nies u taghmlu l-hsara billi toholqu l-inceretezza.

Joseph Muscat jaf illi l-Gvern naqqas l-income tax fl-ahhar tlett budgets, bhall ma jaf min ibbenefika minn dan it-tnaqqis....

Joseph Muscat meta ser tibda titkellem bis-serjeta u bi ftit responsabilita.

Edwin Cachia

Sep 15th 2009, 19:20

Iktar ma nisma lil Joseph Muscat jitkellem iktar ninkwieta li l-pajjiz m'ghandux alternattiva. Meta nisma li fi zmien fejn qieghdin fi krizi internazzjonali, li xejn mhu prevedibbli , jigi Dr. Muscat u jghid li peress li jidher li l-pajjizi hergin mill-krizi issa jistenna budget tajjeb.

Din fakkritni f'ezempju ta' persuna li kienet bla xoghol u kienet qieghda toqghod hafna attenta x'tonfoq imbaghad, meta dahlet f'impjieg mal-ewwel paga, flok staportiet li tigi fuq saqajha bdiet tonfoq bl-addocc.

Dr. Muscat, bhal ta' qablek qed taghti pariri hziena, nispera li l-Gvern ma jismax minnek,

M.Bezzina

Sep 15th 2009, 19:19

I have already been informed that there will be no income tax cuts so this is step 1 of a miserable budget.Now we have to see the cost of living, electricity and the usual story/myts!!

D. Fenech

Sep 15th 2009, 19:13

Heq... common sense hux.