MPs invited to take part in protest against increase in tariffs

N. Aquilina

Feb 24th 2010, 21:30

Some ppl blogging here never cease to amaze me! According to the PN ppl should not protest in the streets as they will probably scare away investment. Then if i am understanding this right they are trying to brainwash (or terrorize) the ppl that if they do protest it will be bad for Malta. Should we then let the Govt. trample over our democratic rights and trample over us? I don't think so!

James Scerri

Feb 24th 2010, 19:35

Just leave ppl to protest. If you don't want to participate (like me)...don't. Everyone has the right to participate in protest( given they are according to the laws).
We're now Europeans...so act like them!
...as for the aftermath...well there's the parliament for deciding! It's in their hands ..on what to do.....I'll just act passively and won't care!

Robert Agius

Feb 24th 2010, 18:18

@E Gatt

A good look at history will show you how its not always lucky to have oil in your country. I find it quite ironic how you mention our dependence on oil. Since I was a kid at school (over 15yrs ago) we were always told about certain issues such as alternative energy but it seems like education and practice don't have much in common. Can you explain to me how come so much little has been done during all this time? is that not bad administration (and i don't care if its PN or PL or whoever else that runs the country, as long as they do their job)?

Funny that you point out at Mr. Busuttil's article. Since I find a somewhat contradiction in the article. 1st he goes to say that it is not due to a deficit but then goes on to speak of a government being forced to take such an unpopular decision. Oh! and now Greece is being used as a scapegoat. I think Mr. Busuttil should be more concerned at how the EU unaccountable politicians and corruptions before pointing its finger at nations.

Robert Agius

Feb 24th 2010, 17:56

@C Zammit

Nobody is saying expecting his bills to be paid but you can't have sudden changes and costs burdened on society just like Gonzi did. If he has his reason for doing so then the least we expect is a VALID reason WHY such drastic measures had to be taking not poor excuses? That is downright irresponsible but can only be expected by the arrogance being show time after time by this administration. The only losers are the ones who fail to see how they are being fooled, or who blindly follow their leaders without questioning. It appears to me that you are one of them.

E Gatt

Feb 24th 2010, 16:52

On Sunday you can move in Valletta as moderately and progressively as you like but:

• The world supply of oil will remain limited and continue falling
• Chinese, Indians and other ex (extremely) poor countries will continue improving their standard of living and consume oil that we used to buy cheaply in the past. This will continue to push up prices.
• The unions will not agree to redundancies at Enemalta so that you W&E bills will be lower
• Dr Joseph Muscat, Tony Zarb and la bella compagnia will not find a solution – unless they come up with an idea of more subsidies which means that you pay higher taxes to pay for your neighbour’s irresponsible consumption.


We are an oil dependent country.

We are not Kuwait.

mario camilleri

Feb 24th 2010, 16:51

@carmel garcia. Naqbel mieghek li kull hadd ghandu ihallas ghal dak li juwza, imma ukoll trid tejd perezemju il meter ghal fejn ghandi inhallas il kira esagerata bla bzonn ghax ma nistax nixtrih il meter darba u daqsek? 2) ghax ma jileberizax is suq fleletriku ? 3) ghax ghandi inhallas ghad deficit tal gvern fil kont tad dawl u lilma?

Jekk irid il gvern jista jaghmel hafna affarijiet biex inaqas il konsum tal eletriku bhal perezemju isiru iktar gibjuni taht bini jista ukoll ihalli li siru gibjuni privati taht eliqi li immisu ma toroq ewlenin u jixtri lilma min ghand il privat bhekk nifrankaw id dawl tar reversosmosis u ikun ghaw iktar kumerc imma dan il gvern xott mil ideat dan il gvern ma baqalux MELH

Jeremy J Camilleri

Feb 24th 2010, 16:06

Carmel Garcia....Il Poplu ok infissduh qabel l-elezzjoni?

Inaqqsu l fsied wara l elezzjoni biss isu!!!!!!!!

A. Vassallo

Feb 24th 2010, 14:56

@ mario camilleri

Iva mela le, l-poplu ghandu kull dritt jipprotesta kemm irid u kemm joghogbu. Dan id-dritt gabu lura l-Partiti Nazzjonalista meta rebah l-elezzjoni ta' 87 ghax qabel l-anqas tiftah halqek ma stajt ghax kienu ituk xebgha. Minn meta l-poplu jista` iwaqqa` il-gvern ukoll? Il-poplu ghax sovran jista` ibiddel il-gvern meta tigi elezzjoni. Kien biss il-MLP li waqqa lilu nnifsu mill-gvern fin-98.

Tkunx int il-bahnan. Jekk bi protesta wahda jorhos iz-zejt u allura jorhsu t-tariffi tad-dawl u ilma, allura ejja naghmlu protesta kuljum. Izda din hija gimmick tal-gwu. Insejtuha l-protesta ta' "ISSA DAQSHEKK"? X'gid gabet lil Malta dik il-protesta ta' dak iz-zmien? XEJN.
GWU = Gimmicks, GHALL-GALLARIJA.

Jeremy J Camilleri

Feb 24th 2010, 14:31

Calm Down Msrs' Farrugia and Zammti...all this anger in your old age won't do you a world of good!! You sound like MIntoffjani!

All fire and brimstone marelli!!!!!!!

Sur Zammit....where you writing similar righteous angry verses in 1998?

Sur Farrugia.....read again..its the GHADQDA UNIONS MALTIN....ma tistax tnizzili isek li mhus il-Labour u l-GWU biss qed jindunaw li l-poplu mghakkes.....

Lawrence Fenech

Feb 24th 2010, 14:26

It seems that some people are happy with the new tariffs for electricity , water and gas bills.

Karl Abela

Feb 24th 2010, 14:25

@ C. Zammit

I completely agree with you....although I would have put it in a more subtle manner. Protests and manifestations based on ignorance is their language, not ours. I wonder how the blog moderators let that one through.

Carmel Garcia

Feb 24th 2010, 14:18

Taf x'naf? Li ahna trabbejna wisq fil-fsied ta' kull gvern b'dawn il-hafna sussidji. Naf li l-ilma u d-dawl bzonnjuzi, imma hemm affarijiet ohra li huma bzonnjuzi u li llum ma nghaddux minnhajrhom, bhal telefon, mobilephone, sateliti, gable TV jew tv terrestru, internet u patafjun ta' hwejjeg ohra li kollha niddependu minnhom llum. Allura ser nitolbu sussidju fuq dawn ukoll biex inkomplu nkunu mfissdin?

Ejjew naraw xi bzonn veru l-ewwel u ta' dak li ahna moqdijin bih u li nuzawh inhallsu ghalih. Qed nghixu fis-sena 2010 wara Kristu u mhux fis-snin tad-dlamijiet. M'ghadux zmien il-kummiedji fit-toroq.

Peter Borg

Feb 24th 2010, 13:41

Iblah min qed jahseb li l gholi tat tariffi gej minhabba id differenza fil prezz taz zejt biss. E.Gatt and co, il malti jghid "L iblah taqlalu ghajnu jifrah"

laurence schembri

Feb 24th 2010, 13:34

What we are paying for is incompetence and not the price of oil.
If you below can afford it, good luck.

sborg

Feb 24th 2010, 13:32

seems like we have many people here who are earnig enough money and they are not feeling the effects....maybe from a government contract.....halluna! sunday i am going to be there cos i am pying not for the price of oil but for the incompetence of this government

Jon Vercellono

Feb 24th 2010, 13:22

@C.Zammit - And what exactly is it that you do for a living? How many people are in your family? Don't you enjoy the feeling that at least your input is being at least entertained - and that people are explaining things reasonably? Dr. Busutill explained it brilliantly in his article today, and I quite understand and agree with him; however, your screaming (using the caps) and insensitive use of vernacular do not win people over to either your opinion or that of your party (which you should be concerned about).

Pierre Fiorentino

Feb 24th 2010, 13:08

C Zammit fi you say people are wasting time that is because your government has reached its maximum arrogance. Nothing to boast about. You said 'This is the only way the goverment had to stop elecrticity wastage'. Are you joking? The government is the least person which can preach wastage control. Look at every project done by government: cost overruns, excessive time delays etc. Mater Dei is the prime example that comes to mind. And please do your homework correctly, the w&e tarriffs HAVE NOT RISEN SOLELY due to oil prices but mainly DUE TO INFINITE ENEMALTA INEFFICIENCIES, STATEGIC ERRORS IN THE PURCHASE OF OIL AND LACK OF INVESTMENT.

j cassar

Feb 24th 2010, 12:52

I would be very eager to attend this protest only if Zarb, Bencini and Muscat suggest to the govt from where he will pay the extra costs for th price of oil. Muscat has already declared officially that the price of electricity depends on the price of oil, therfore why is he going to the protest march. He only wants to be funny and support the Zarbs and co.

mario camilleri

Feb 24th 2010, 12:52

@C.Zammit il poplu ghandu kull dritt jiprotesta kemm irid u kemm jogbu u meta irid ukoll jista iwaqqa il gvern ukoll ghax il poplu sovran tkunx iktar bahnan jekk taqbel ma tarifi tohrogx tiprotesta imma li isejjah il hadd ihor looser din offisa.U NARGA NEJDLEK BAHNAN KOMPLUT INT U KULL MIN JIRAGUNA BHALLEK.

Mario Bonnici

Feb 24th 2010, 12:48

Can someone please tell us why the tariffs have increased??!!
Is it because if the price of oil?
Is it because of our deficit?
Or is it because of inefficiencies at Enemalta?

Gina Spiteri

Feb 24th 2010, 12:41

It's not what your mind thinks and what your heart feels. If you're a Government MP forget those things and just consider what Dr Gonzi thinks and feels. And then altogether say baaaaaaa, baaaaaaaa or meqqqq, meqqqq and off you go to your pens. Oh, to have a mind of your own or at least a social conscience! But rest assured most constituents are not the idiots you make them out to be.

E Gatt

Feb 24th 2010, 12:28

There's a good article by Simon Busuttil MEP on today's Times

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100224/opinion/popular-decisions-and-right-decisions

We are an oil dependent country - let's all go out and protest that our country is not Kuwait.

J Farrugia

Feb 24th 2010, 12:20

Imma kif ma jisthux jiktbu lil MPs biex jippartecipaw f'attivita' politika tal-Lejber u tal-GWU - union privileggjata u forcina tal-MLP!?! Mela hasbu li qed jittrattaw ma tony zarb?

C.Zammit

Feb 24th 2010, 12:07

@ TO ALL BABIES!!! TO ALL WHO THINK THAT THE GOVERMENT IS GOING TO PAY YOUR ELECTRICITY FORGET TI!!!!! WELL DONE GONZI FOR THE REFORMS YOU ARE DOING KEEP IT UP WINNING AN ELECTION IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN THESE IMPORNTANT!!!GO WASTE YOUR TIME IN THE STREETS LIKE A BUCH OF LOOSERS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU ARE NOTHING BUT LOOSERS AND FAILURES IN LIFE AND WANT EVERYTHING EASY AND PAID FOR!!! WELL DONE AGAIN DR.GONZI KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK YOUR DOING IN CHANGING MALTA!! People must learn that what you use you have to pay for it. This is the only way the goverment had to stop elecrticity wastage!!!! I am not syaing its easy but its about time!!!