Rising number of people struggling to pay their bills
The number of Maltese people “constantly struggling to keep up with bills” rose by six per cent over the past 12 months, according to a new Eurobarometer survey released in Brussels yesterday.
According to the EU-wide survey, conducted in Malta last September by Misco, 31 per cent of the 500 Maltese respondents said they were struggling “all the time” to make ends meet by the end of every month. An identical survey in September 2009 gave the figure at 25 per cent.
Five per cent of respondents said they were falling behind in payments, an increase of one per cent over the previous year.
Although the majority of respondents were not in dire straits, they admitted they were not completely at ease about the state of their household’s income.
Just under one-fourth, 24 per cent, of respondents said they had no difficulty in making ends meet and 37 per cent reported they to struggle “from time to time”.
On the whole, the survey, which tested people’s perception of poverty, shows the majority of Maltese think poverty on the island is on the rise. In fact, 55 per cent, two per cent more when compared to 2009, that poverty in Malta is widespread though 42 per cent disagreed.
Asked how much they personally felt at risk of being over-indebted, 22 per cent said they considered themselves to be at risk.
According to the survey, the most unaffordable item in Malta is property as 82 per cent said it was very difficult nowadays to find decent housing at a reasonable price.
In the rest of the EU, 65 per cent agreed that decent housing at a good price was becoming a problem.
Controversially, the overwhelming majority of those interviewed (73 per cent) think that in order to tackle poverty the government should tax more the well-off. Twenty per cent disagreed.
On an EU wide level the survey showed that just over three quarters of those surveyed (76 per cent) feel poverty in their country is widespread, compared to 73 per cent in 2009.
The extent to which poverty is seen as widespread remains very different from country to country and ranges from 33 per cent in Sweden to 96 per cent in Romania.
However, significant increases in the extent to which poverty is believed to be widespread are noted in Spain (75 per cent; +9), Poland (79 per cent; +8), Denmark (38 per cent; +7), Romania (96 per cent; +6), Lithuania (85 per cent; +6) and the Czech Republic (65 per cent; +6).
Conversely, Luxembourg (45 per cent; -10) is the only country where a significantly smaller proportion of respondents than in 2009 find that poverty is widespread in their country.
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Wayne Scicluna
Dec 19th 2010, 09:55
@G Grech Quote : "Air conditioning, internet, satelliti, computers, mobiles, play stations, flat screen TV's, karozzi godda, ilbies tad-ditta, hair settings/blowing/styling, ikliet barra u xi mitt haga ohra."
Air Condition sa fit snin ilu konna nixeluh u qas biss kas il kont tad dawl... illum aw min jippreferi jiksah u jitatta bil kutri.
Internet, computer u mobile... --MA NAQBILX MA DAWN- anke inti tuzah l-internet u computer u fil hajja tal-lum mhux kapricc li jkellek dawn l-affarijiet. Mobile ma nafx min ma ghandux illum ukoll...
Karozzi godda... Naqbel imma jekk tixtri karozza antika ha tigik ghola min naha tal insuriance... Jien ma ghandix licenzja u lanqas karozza ghax ma jistax ikun inhallas ma 15 Eur lesson ghal licenzja kull darba li mmur...
Play station (u consoles ohra)... Jien ma jogbunix ghax ninqeda bil computer imma jkellek it tfal se thallijom jigru barra fil kesha bhal issa?
Flat screen TV's, Ilbies tad-ditta, hair settings/blowing/styling, ikliet barra... Dawn ghal hafna minna zejda imma ghal dawk li hadu 600 izjed huma haga normali u mhux kapricci nahseb...
Victor Vella
Dec 19th 2010, 09:19
Who cares about the cattle treated as the residue or pest by the Gonzi regime. The most important thing is that his population of pigs in George Orwell Animal Farm took 600 euros a week while the cattle took 1euro 16cents. Now poor cattle when the time comes to elect the elite pigs do the same as you did in the last election- Molly the cattle breeder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
G Grech
Dec 19th 2010, 01:51
U zgur. Il-bills tal-lussu u kapricci. Air conditioning, internet, satelliti, computers, mobiles, play stations, flat screen TV's, karozzi godda, ilbies tad-ditta, hair settings/blowing/styling, ikliet barra u xi mitt haga ohra. Kollha affarijiet li nghixu sew minghajrhom (jew tal-anqas nghixu b'nofshom) imma le illum kulhadd irid KOLLOX u mbaghad neqirdu ghax "strugging to pay the bills" .... min hu sincier jaf li dan minnu, imma hawn hafna li ma jammettux. Imma il-verita hija wahda u sagra.
Joseph V. Grech
Dec 18th 2010, 00:29
Hon Prime Minister - and Leader of the Opposition
Is it FAIR that owners of a second residence - a holiday / summer flat (which is used exclusively for the use of the owner and not leased to others) should, in Utility Billing, be charged at exorbitant rates - rates which go far higher than those applicable to owners of just one residence?
Can pensioners live eight months in residence A and another four months in a summer flat - without being leeched financially by this administration?
Is it not ridiculous that summer residences are billed as though nobody lives there - the bill actually declares that 0- residents resided there - if this is not a blasphemous LIE than I wonder what is! Why does this administration treat owners of second homes in this insensitive, callous, DISCRIMINATORY MANNER?
Hopefully you will have the decency to reply to this comment and not look the other way!
Joseph Calleja
Dec 17th 2010, 18:44
Kemm ahna sbieh min jaf jarana. Commentaturi meta kien hemm il-Labour hafna nies baghtew u meta kien hemm in-Nazjonalisti hafna nies baghtew. Meta kien hemm il-Labour il-familja tieghi tilfet dar ghax il-gvern tal-labour kriegha lil min ried hu, u ghadni sal-lum ma nistax immissa. Issa hemm tal-PN fil-poter u ghadni ma nistax niehu dik id-dar lura ghax ghada mikrija lil istess nies li krielhom il-gvern laburista fin-1974. Dik x'justizzja hi? Il-ghaliex il gvern li hemm fil poter il-lum ma isibx post iehor ghal din il-mara halli jien u il-familja inkunu nistghu niehdu din id-dar lura. Jien ghalija sissa l-ebda partit ma ghamilli pjaciri. Albert Buttigieg ( Housing Authority) xi tghid? Il-Milied it-Tajjeb lil-Kulhadd.
Charles Massa
Dec 17th 2010, 17:47
Sur Debono Ara kemm konna sinjuri taht il Labour. Il poplu anki l minimum wage earners u l penzjonanti kellhom bizzejjed flus bil but biex isiefru ie imorru sqallija u imorru shopping. Dan ghax il gvern tal labour kien jitfa l flus fi bwiet in nies. Ara taht GONZIPN tibza tiftah il letter box ghax tistenna li tircievi xi kont BOMBA ta dawl u kif tifthu tistenna li jtik attakk tal qalb
charles miceli
Dec 17th 2010, 14:04
instead of trying to put the blame on this or that party, we should see how we are really going to help the poor. we had more than enough talks, lectures, seminars, campaigns, conferences, etc. etc. some of them organized in five star hotels. what we need now is action.
S.Brown
Dec 17th 2010, 13:56
Martin Cassar makes a good point, he is right the USA and the UK are basically insolvent The US is printing so much money now to keep the economy going that even the US based credit agencies are getting worried and talking about possible credit downgrades.If it wasn't for China holding vast reserves of US Dollars the US currency will be in big trouble. I was in California recently and was shocked to see the sorry state of the housing market there. The number of houses being re- posessed is frightening. California is basically bankrupt.The US is in decline, basically following Britain's path both as an economic and military power. Power is rapidly shifting to the East and we better get used to it, we have been living beyond are means or far to long.
carmel portelli
Dec 17th 2010, 13:49
at home my father,who was the only bread winner,was always last on the needs list. With Gonzi and co it is the other way round. Pity we have 67 heartless beings up there to represent us,no more voting as far as i'm concerned they are all the same.
John Inguanez
Dec 17th 2010, 13:44
U ta' dan kollu irridu nghidu grazzi lil gvern ta' gonzipn li gab lil dan il-poplu jittallab u kisser pajjiz. Imma l'importanti huwa li qeghdin fl'unjoni ewropeja kif ridna E.F.A, li fl'ahhar mill-ahhar tieghu ghaddiet.
M.Debono
Dec 17th 2010, 13:21
Fiz zmien il labour biex tghamel platt pasta kellek titla sqallija tixtri l'ingredjenti.U kif tkun fiz zifna xi toothpaste jew cukkulata jew xi televsion tal kulur. Dak zgur kien zmien ta faqar.Imma ghal xi tarag tal l'irham iswed jew biex jilghabu is super5 dejjem ikollhom. Kumbinazzjoni dejjem il kontijiet jehlu.
D.Catania
Dec 17th 2010, 13:53
Sur Debono, nassumi inti wiehed min dawk li taghdura lil Gonzipn mill-mod kif tikteb. Jaqaw is-Sur Gonzpn tak iz-zieda li ha hu flimkien ma shabu l-parlamentari jew?
Carmel Garcia
Dec 17th 2010, 14:08
Sewwa ghidt sa certu punt M Debono dwar super five u tombli. Imma tigbidx lil kulhadd f'keffa wahda. Hawn veru hafna li qed jghixu fi stat ta' faqar u ma jilaghbux flus f'tombli u f'affarijiet ohra. Ejjew inkunu serji u nitkellmu bis-serjeta, mhux ghax il-gvern taghna allura qed jaghmel kollox sewwa. Jien fejn hu abjad nghidlu abjad u iswed nghidlu iswed. Jien mhux ser naghmel bhal ghamlu fl-imghoddi, jghajjarni bla ..... u ncapcaplu. Il-verita twegga jghidu.
John Micallef
Dec 17th 2010, 14:12
Kontijiet!?!! X'kontijiet huma??!! :P
J.Camilleri
Dec 17th 2010, 14:22
Kemm ghandek zmien habib? Nahseb li ghadek zghir ghax kieku zgur tiftakar li wara zmien ta' gvern nazzjonalista Mintoff hlief tifrik korruzzjoni u dejn ma sabx [bhal daz-zmien madankollu] u mhux ghax kieku sab habib f'Gaddafi u offrielu flus bla limitu, anqas biex jithallsu l-pagi tal-impjegati tal-gvern ma kien fadal.
U imnalla ghamel kif qed tghid int u kien hawn ftit postijiet tax-xoghol ghax kieku konna nieklu l-xulxin bil-ghaks li kien hawn, ghar minn zmien il-gwerra, wara xi tnax il-sena ta' gvern nazzjonalista [bhal daz-zmien wara kollox}
Muscat Pat
Dec 17th 2010, 14:24
Jaqaw dawn tal-Euro barometer huma Laburisti ta Joe Muscat ukoll? Anqas kont naf li hawn Laburisti kapaci jaqraw il-barometer; madankollu, kulhadd jaf li GonziPN tilef il-boxla: ma jafx jaqra il-boxla tat -tbatija tan nies.
VV Bartolo
Dec 17th 2010, 14:42
almenu kienun jaffordjaw jitilaw sa sqallija under the LP regime. i bet you that today 15% of the population dont even afford a weekend break to gozo let alone sicily!
Paul micallef
Dec 17th 2010, 14:47
Nispera li kont tikol siehbi? Ghax kif qed titkellem qisek twielied il-bierah.
Ha nejdlek, minn kien igib il-pasta, it-toothpaste, cikulata, u affarijiet li ma kontx issb, taf minn kien iggibhom u sar miljunarju minn fuqna my friend? dawk li-ilum saru il-palladini tal partit tieghek
Paul Saliba
Dec 17th 2010, 15:25
M.Debono jidher li mghandikx argumenti ghaliex biex issemmi ghagin ta' barra u cucati bhal dawn juri li inti tbati minn kumpless ta' inferjorita'. Isa hu gost bit-taxxi u l-pezzijiet li splodew biex tkun tista' tixtri ta' barra ghax dak ghandu l-indulgenzi plenarji. Fuq dac-cucati titkellem? ghax ma titkellimx fuq id-dizastru li l-PN u l-UE gabu f'pajjizna bl-eluf ta' haddiema barranin u immigranti illegali li qed jiehdu xogholna u xoghol hutna Maltin?
Mark Piscopo
Dec 17th 2010, 15:45
Sitwazzjoni rejali hafna, in nies qed jigbdu l-flus tal bank li dejjem hadmu biex ifadluwhom jitfawhom stocks tal gvern biex bl-imghax jkunu jistghu jlahhqu mal-hajja. Din hija sitwazzjoni nkwetanti hafna. Alla hares il gvern jintroduci "Second Pillar Pension" jigifieri jkonna tnaqqis obligatorju fil-pagi taghna. Qabel il-Baġit kellna żieda fil-Ilma u kambjali Elettriku, żieda drastika fil-liċenzji tal-karozzi li qed jiżdiedu kull sena, segwit minn żieda drastika fil-ċilindri tal-gass .. pagi tagħna huma baxxi ħafna meta mqabbla ma 'Pajjiżi Ewropej u Dr Gonzi ma jistax jiġġustifika miżuri ta' awsterità tiegħu mal-awsterità miżuri meħuda mill-Pajjiżi Ewropej oħra. F'dan il-baġit il-Gvern għamel żieda drastika fil-Fjuwil, alkoħol, Sigaretti, u minflok ma l-vawċers ta 'l-enerġija huwa mnaqqas dawn il-vouchers li jammontaw għal 11million fis-sena. Il-gvern għamel ukoll xerrej ewwel darba jbatu l-aktar maż-żieda drastika fil-MEPA Tariffi segwit minn żieda drastika fil-Siment li żgur se jżidu l-prezzijiet tal-proprjetà. Għandna bżonn li jsofri minħabba l-Prim Ministru impenja ruħu li jagħmel Parlament ġdid u saqaf miftuħ teatru? Liema huma l-taxxi li ser ikunu introdotti wara l-baġit? Sa issa zieda fic cilindri tal gas, rega ghola l-fjuwil, gholiet il bolla ghal min jaqbad 1600eur. Nispera li ma fadalx nies ta subghajhom fhalqhom!
l fenech
Dec 17th 2010, 17:57
@ M. Debono.
Are kemm ser tixtri pasta ghalik u ghal familja bil Euro1. 16 cents li tak GonziPN.
Joseph Galea
Dec 17th 2010, 12:56
I think we should take a look at the link below from Times Of Malta.com for further peace of mind.
http://static.timesofmalta.com/media/serve/20080306---gen_03.jpg
K J Vella
Dec 17th 2010, 12:51
You all seem to miss out two key points:
1. Who did the EU barometer interview? Pensioners? Poor people? Students? Unemployed?
2. Is 0.125% (500 respondents over a population of 400,000) a truly representative sample of the Maltese population? 100% of 0 is always 0!
Only with clarification can these surveys (and ensuing comments) make any sense. Otherwise, it's Mumbo Jumbo and discussions on PN, MLP and EU are completely redundant.
A.Schembri
Dec 17th 2010, 13:18
So what? They are sill Maltese!
Daniel Mangani
Dec 17th 2010, 13:38
I don't think that research methods are in question here!
K J Vella
Dec 18th 2010, 07:50
Of course the research methods are in question! It's the whole crux: You cannot generalise from poor research because that would lead to poor policy making. Poor or ill-defined research simply fuels people's impressions and disgruntledness.
Mind you, I am not saying that it is right or wrong or some people are not struggling; I am simply pointing out that these survey results are unbelievable based not on my personal political bearing but on the methods used. If these people represent only 0.12% of the population, then it is not a true reflection of the remainder of the Maltese and Maltese may not be struggling to make ends meet. If the survey represents the population to the "T" then the story is different. What I am saying is that on the basis of the evidence presented in this article and the survey of 500 people out a pop of 400k, this survey has no credibility. Too many sweeping statements are being made for political purposes - and to be absolutely clear, I agree with neither one side or another. Simply talking about the "facts"
@A Schembri, yes they are Maltese and something needs to be done.
Mr Angry
Dec 17th 2010, 12:42
You have seen nothing yet ! Just wait until the banks start raising the interest rates on loans. At the ECB they are already talking about this subject in order to control inflation in the Eurozone.
Martin Cassar
Dec 17th 2010, 12:29
The whole issue is deeper than this. We are facing msystem collapse. We have been living in illusion and under false luxuries which is now evaporating in slow motion. We have put our trust in the [distrusted] USA and the latter have put the entire world at the edge bankruptcy and insecurity!
Wikileaks has confirmed:
-The USA slowly but surely losing its political, economical and military muscles [running after Bin Laden] and soon no longer be counted among suzerain countries in the international arena.
-China has stripped Europe's largest economy of its top exporter title. Data released by the German Federal Statistics Office showed the country's exports fell by 18.4 percent in 2009 when compared to the previous year.
Conclusions; we are facing two irreversible deficits in both finance and population. The latter would leave Europe along with all developing countries more like an old and poor old people homes and the former would lead to capitalism’ death. All this is happening while the young Communist Chinese dragon is flying up high. Thanks to USA useless wars, or more specifically ex USA and UK administrations that only brought disasters at home and overseas
louis scicluna
Dec 17th 2010, 12:07
Ofcorse , there are much more citizens struggling to pay their bills. It is no secret , everyone sensibly enough would agree. People's perception of poverty in Malta, 55%said YES, 42% said NO . There you have it , black on white. GONZIPN , and all his devotees , please note. That song " Winds of change" comes to my mind. And this is coming from a floating voter.
Frederick Camilleri
Dec 17th 2010, 11:52
Well done Dr.Gonzi!! And who would believe you that Malta is out of the recession?? Only the blind mice will!!!
xuereb carmel
Dec 17th 2010, 11:50
@ George Scicluna.
Inti jew ghadek zghir fl-eta' taht it-30 sena u taf li qalulek u bellewlek ghax jiena niftakar li meta tela Mintoff fil-gvern ma sabx flus biex ihallas il-haddiemau dan dritt wara li kien hemm il-PN li gab il-miljuni bl-Indipendenza. Is-servizzi socjali dahhalhom kollha Gvern Laburista, dahhal il-penzjoni ghal kullhadd fejn qabel kienet ghal ftit tal-krema, edukazzjoni mill-primarja sa l-Universita b'xejn, sptar u medicina b'xejn (mhux bhal lum medicina b'xejn bye, bye) u ghamel lil kullhadd sinjur u meta spicca l-Gvern tal-Labour fil-kaxxa ta' Malta kien ghad baqa' LM 500,000,000. U illum x'ser insibu sentejn ohra??? nahseb GRECJA OHRA.
tony fava
Dec 17th 2010, 11:50
INDEED THE MOST PROMINENT FEATHER IN GONZIPN'S CAP. WELL DONE INDEED. I BET YOU AND YOUR MINISTERS ARE NOT ONE OF THESE PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO PAY THEIR BILLS.
ALBERT FENECH
Dec 17th 2010, 11:48
This is not a problem really. Struggling householders can always seek loans from Members of Parliament generously accorded a substantial salary rise by the Government when the rest of the country is sinking under a welterweight of bills. If you have a Minister, or even better, the Prime Minister, in your constituency, you really have nothing to worry about.
N.Cutajar
Dec 17th 2010, 11:36
Il vera foqra huma dawk li jifirhu kul darba jaqraw ahbar hazina.Issa jekk alla jrid ikolna gvern lejber u tkunu tafu verament xinu faqar... u arawni nifrah.
a spiteri
Dec 17th 2010, 11:45
ifrah ifrah bhal ma fraht imma go qalbek tibki qied u taf ghax meta kien hawn il labour flus fl idejn kien hawn u mhux ghaks bhal ma qeda tikkonferma l europa li tal pn tan pengweilna sabiha u issa hiereg is sabih taghha
c falzon
Dec 17th 2010, 11:54
Dahhaqnta.....kieku ma kienx al labour lanqas biss ghandna servizzi socjali ghax il PN ivvota kontra. Bdw mela mhux ha tifrah ta!!!!!
J Farrugia
Dec 17th 2010, 11:30
@ George Scicluna
Int bis-serjeta qed tghid li l-PN welled is-servizzi socjali?
JOHN O SCERRI
Dec 17th 2010, 11:27
Did we really need the Euro Barometer to tell us?
Just visit those clients in Banks, ARMS Ltd, Social Services, Hospitals, Clinics, Church and private schools, Petrol stations,Consultants offices , Lawyers offices, etc and hear for yourself how frustrating the situation is.
Of course those who have had it good do not go there...they have nothing to worry about .
They had a payrise dating back to 2008 even though the time is not right now and even though the cost of living index was not the same as today's.
On the other hand the common folk get a miserable €1.16 per week which is the cost of living allowance for 2009 and not 2010 as the formula goes.
Let no one think that the people can be taken for a ride .
Time will come for them to stand up and be counted.
J.Tonna
Dec 17th 2010, 11:22
What a lot of parrots we have. What someone says many repeat it after him.
l fenech
Dec 17th 2010, 11:20
How about an approximate percentage for the next 12 months of 2011?
S. Calleja
Dec 17th 2010, 11:17
"the overwhelming majority of those interviewed (73 per cent) think that in order to tackle poverty the government should tax more the well-off."
Wrong. The solution is in educating people how to manage their finances. Taxing more the well-off will only be counter-productive. The well-off are well-off because they made the right choices in life and lots of sacrifices, and punishing people for making the right choices will only discourage our young from striving to achieve higher standards in education and in their careers.
If the benefits of harder and smarter work with more responsibility are only marginal, I wouldn't even bother developing further my skills at all. All these extreme "socialist" measures, such as insane taxation to aid more people take it easy and survive on the welfare, never work in the longer term, because they are not based on a reward system, but on the false premise that everyone has the same aspirations and ambitions.
Mark Galea
Dec 17th 2010, 11:17
X'intom tinkwetaw ... issaportu sal-elezzjoni li jmiss - imbaghad meta Joseph Bateman Muscat jitla fil-gvern, jorhsu l-prezzijiet tad-dawl, ilma, gass, petrol, car registration etc.
HEKK WIEGHDNA U HEKK SER IKOLLU JAGHMEL, inkella x'ser jitla jaghmel fil-gvern?
Charles Callus
Dec 17th 2010, 11:40
Ghalfejn ghandu jrahhashom? jekk hemm nies bhalek kuntenti jhallsu, ihalli kollox kif inhu. Nassumi li tkun kuntent hux hekk?
Mark Galea
Dec 17th 2010, 11:58
@Charles Callus
Nahseb li ma fhimtnix - jekk mhux ser irahhas il-kontijiet, ser nibqghu kif ahna. U jekk nibqghu kif ahna x'differenza taghmlilna jekk jitlax jew le?
C.Camilleri
Dec 17th 2010, 12:46
Li qed tinsa habib hu li dan hu survey ta l-EU li qed jikkonferma li il-poplu qed isiba difficli jhallas il kontijiet taht Lawrence BWSC Gonzi.
Mark Galea
Dec 17th 2010, 13:02
@C.Camilleri
Ghandek ragun ... pero tinsiex li l-PL sar favur l-EU aktar mill-PN ... il-problema mhix l-EU, imma l-kontijiet li Joseph Iceland Muscat qed jwieghdna li ser inaqqas. Issa jew jikkonferma li ser inaqqashom, jew inkella dan kollu loghob tat-tfal - jghid li ser inaqqas imbaghad ihalli kollox kif inhu (jew jghollihom jekk ma jkunx kapaci jmexxi u juza l-par idejn sodi tieghu)
Adrian Farrugia
Dec 17th 2010, 13:14
Dear Mr Charles Callus - grazzi lil EU li qeda tosserva lilna bahala pajiz kif ninsabu. Bis-sahha ta min ghandna L' EU. Minix qied nejd li kollox huwa sejjer fuq ir-rubini. imma bxi mod jew iehor il Gvern ikun min ikun jinterpreta jew jiehu azzjoni fuq kull servey releasesli johorgu mil Eurobarometer ta' Brussels.
C.Camilleri
Dec 17th 2010, 13:23
Grazzi talli tajtni ragun. Int ma merejt xejn milli qal is-survey. Li iggib l-argument li issa il-PL huwa favur l-EU qiesek qed iggib l-argument li il-PN issa huwa favur il-penzjoni, children allowance,minimum wage, u il beneficji kollha li il-PN kien kontra dak iz-zmien. Ilum hemm barra jezistu nies li qed ibatu taht dan il gvern imexxi min Lawrence ARMS Gonzi, u dan qed tghidu l-EU u mhux il-PL.
Mark Galea
Dec 17th 2010, 13:49
@C.Camilleri
Ovvja li Joseph Cyprus Muscat hu favur l-EU iktar minn kulhadd ghax hemm kien jahdem u jaqlaghha tajjeb, tant li ma ghandux bzonn iktar flus.
Pero, ma jridx jinsa li lilna ilu dawn l-ahhar snin iwieghdna li ser inaqqas l-kontijiet tad-dawl, ilma, petol, diesel, gass etc. U jekk jitla fl-elezzjoni li gejja, irid izomm kelmtu. Inkella jghid minn issa li ser ihalli l-kontijiet l-istess.
M.Bezzina
Dec 17th 2010, 13:54
Nixtieq naf kemm andek paga int biex titkellem favur il par idejn daghjfa tal Gonz!!!!Thallas kontijiet??Forsi inti taffordja u tal minimum wage mhux qed jghereq ta imma ghereq!!taf ghalxix ninkwita jien!!Ghax wiehed bhalek ma jhabbilx tasu li il ministri zdiedu 600euro u jien u int zdidna 1.16....Li l gvern tal Gonz diga hadomli fuel u gas!!!!!
P.Cassar
Dec 17th 2010, 14:10
WORDS THAT GIVE YOU AWAY CLEARLY THAT YOU ARE ON THE GRAVY TRAIN.
ONLY THE 600E WEEKLY RISE MINISTERS TALK LIKE YOU. WHY??????????
Pat Hobson
Dec 17th 2010, 14:34
Quote and say when did Joseph Muscat promise that he will lower the prices of energy. I dare you! All he ever said was that he'll take care of waste of resources and money.
Samantha Grima
Dec 17th 2010, 15:21
Mark Galea l-ewwel problema hija l-Unjoni Ewropea ghaliex huwa minhabba fiha u r-regolamenti taghha li ninsabu f'din is-sitwazzjoni dizastruza.
Charles Callus
Dec 17th 2010, 16:56
@ Adrian Farrugia:
"jinterpreta jew jiehu azzjoni fuq kull servey releasesli johorgu mil Eurobarometer ta' Brussels
Kif"jinterpreta dan il gvern? Billi halla li jghollew dawl, ilma, gas, fuel, ikel? Kif?
@ Mark Galea:
Ma fimtx int. Lanqas jekk Joseph Muscat jigi jghidli li ser issawatni bil frusta, xorta ser naghti il vot lil MLP ghaliex verament iddejaqt b'dan il-gvern. L-arroganza tieghek, nies bhalek u tal-partit tieghek dejqitni. Nibqa nivvota MLP sakemm jerga jkun fil-gvern. Imbghad meta jdejjaqni MLP nerga nivvota PN, jew naraw xi jkun hemm. Naf li xejn ma jinbidel u naf li kulhadd giddieb izda kull hames snin il-vot tieghi jista jaghmel differenza.
C.Camilleri
Dec 17th 2010, 19:20
Ergajt hrabt mill- artiklu hawn fuq miktub, u qed tipprova tiddevja ll-argument fuq Joseph Muscat li donnu huwa ta fissazjoni ghalik. Ma nlumekx ghax ma tistax tmeri survey ta l-EU li kixef parti mill verita li ghadej minnha il poplu. Rigward weghdi mhux mizmuma nfakkrek fl-iktar wahda riicenti ta Lawrence Finanzi fis-Sod Gonzi dik li inaqqas l-income tax ma l-ewwel budget wara l-elezzjoni. Ghalkemm ma naqbilx mieghek politikament nawguralek il festi t-tajba.
Mark Galea
Dec 17th 2010, 20:06
Mela xi trid taghmel hux ... nistennew l-elezzjoni li jmiss u nhallu lill-poplu jiddeciedi. Imma kif dejjem ghidt, jekk mhux ser irahhas, nistghu nibqghu kif ahna. @C. Camilleri. Il-festi t-tajba lilek u lill-familja kollha tieghek, minn qalbi.
K. Crockford
Dec 17th 2010, 11:00
IMPOSSIBLE, this must be all wrong, I think the EU should get new people to do the surveys... how can we be struggling to pay our bills... our lovely government just raised his pay by Euro 600 a week that would mean were all comfy ! Oh craps were in Malta, were we serve the government not the government serves us!
Kevin Formosa
Dec 17th 2010, 10:59
A Clear indication of poverty rising...Thanks Lawrence Gonzi for making workers and middle class people struggle...Shame on you and your followers!!
Joe Mangion
Dec 17th 2010, 10:59
There is a solution of how to make people pay their bills. Give them a 600 euro weekly increase.
R. E. Saliba
Dec 17th 2010, 10:54
Doesn't include the MPs, MEPs and mayors.. that's for sure.
Oh well.. now where can I find a link to that other survey that said we're such a happy nation?
Peter Spiteri
Dec 17th 2010, 10:51
Il-popli fil-faqar u s-sangisugi Kummissarji u l-MEP's u l-impjegati tal-UE jghumu fl-ewros.
George Scicluna.
Dec 17th 2010, 10:51
What's wrong in doing some sacrifices? Mela insejna id dark ages tas 70s u l 80s? Alla hares ma kienx Gvern Nazzjonalista li ghamilna nies, ghamilna sinjuruni f darna, wellet is servizzi socjali, taghna edukazzjoni l aqwa fl Ewropa, u wellet il progress go din il Patria hekk ghaziza ghalina. U ghamilna l ghejra tal pajjizi kollha tal EU. Tinsewx kif konna 35 sena ilu. So li taghmel xi sagrificju kultant gid jaghmel, mhux deni!!!
Charles Busuttil
Dec 17th 2010, 11:23
Is-Servizzi Socjali wellidhom il-Gvern Laburista. Ghamilna nies il-Gvern Laburista meta taghna identità nazzjonali mad-dinja kollha bl-indipendenza kollha li kellna. Naqbel mieghek li dan il-Gvern gabna f'pozizzjoni li ghandna naghmlu s-sagrificcji wara li gvern Laburista halla l-kaxxa ta' Malta imfawwra bil-liri. Il-bicca tax-xoghol hija li KULHADD ghandu jaghmel is-sagrificcji u dan ma jsirx billi nizdiedu €600 fil-gimgha.
F J Brincat
Dec 17th 2010, 11:23
There are some people who were not even born 35 years ago, so your memories mean next to nothing to them. What is happening now that counts.
Sure, sacrifice is always needed but a constant struggle to pay for food and fuel and pay the bank loan isn't much fun. I take it that you are close to your 60s and you have paid off your loans so right now I don't think that you have a good perspective of what the costs of living really are.
C. Boirg
Dec 17th 2010, 11:29
u kemm taqra biss i-Nazzjon, u tara biss in Net TV. Sure we have advanced, but even most of Europe has. What do you expect that we remain the same as in the 70's or 80's. This also thanks to PN governments.
Problem is that the rest are now passing us so fast. Take Cyprus, independence with us and despite many internal wars, their standard of living, GDP, (and wages) are 20% better than ours. Take the Czech Republic, they were far worse off than us, issa qed jadduna bil kbir.
JOHN O SCERRI
Dec 17th 2010, 11:45
Ghaziz George,
Meta jmurlek il- komputer int ma tghidx 'ha niehu pacenzja ghax 20 sena ilu ma kellix kcina sabiha , erkondixin, mikrowejv, mowbajl, u mnalla kont int li hdimt ghalihom u tejjibt il mod kif tghix u allura tajjeb li toqod ftit minghajru ha tidra .
Int taqbad u tkun trid tirrangah fil pront minkejja li tkun xi ftit maghfus fil-finanzi .
Tassew , dak li int semmejt int hu kwasi kollu minnhu imma jekk nibqghu niftakru kif konna fi zmien il gwerra jew taht il- lejber, u taht dak u l-iehor nipiccaw f'apatija li ma bhala.
Ejjja ma nizbaljawx billi nichdu s-sewwa maghruf .
Fil passat min cahad is-sewwa maghruf fl-ahhar patta ta l-izball li ghamel u l-poplu uriegh liema direzzjoni ried imur .
Dan qed nistqarru sabiex dawk li hemm imexxu ma jahsbux li il-poplu ghadu mazzun .
R. Schembri
Dec 17th 2010, 11:52
Well said all commenters above me. Hit the nail right on the head.
C. Borg
Dec 17th 2010, 12:00
You know what the biggest joke is, Luxembourg, Denmark etc., Anybody with an income of less than € 3000 per month is considered as considered as below poverty level.
Insiken. u ahna fejn ahna..... Statistics, statistics... In Malaysia most have a wage of less than $5.00 a day. But you can eat out for less than 35c. Statistics, statistics.
b.busuttil
Dec 17th 2010, 12:33
is servizzi wellidhom il-pn???????hahaha is servizzi lill xi erba t hbieb iva ta imma mhux is-servizzi socjali siehbi.
nahseb kellek lapsus!
C.Camilleri
Dec 17th 2010, 12:39
You are either 10 years old so you don't remember or else you lost your memory to make such a statement that the PN gave birth to the social services in Malta. On the contrary the PN always voted against under one excuse or another,
patrick zammit
Dec 17th 2010, 12:42
GS
You need to brush up your political/social history as much as bread needs butter!
M Schembri
Dec 17th 2010, 12:50
Lol... kif jghidu t-Taljani... 'Figura di merda" habib.
Ahjar tinforma ruhek qabel titkellem, specjalment fuq is-servizzi socjali.
M'intix xi wiehed minn dawk li jghid li kieku ma kinux il-PN, Malta ghadna minghajr Computers. Certu affarijiet jigru minhabba z-zminijiet u mhux ghax ikun hemm PN jew MLP. Jiddispjacini li fis-sena 2010 (kwazi 2011) ghad fadal nies li hlief Blu jew Ahmar ma jarawx u jinsew ir-realta ta madwarhom.
VV Bartolo
Dec 17th 2010, 12:53
il-PN welled is-servizzi socjali?? ghamilna sinjuruni?? kif qatt tista tipparaguna 35yrs ilhu mall-lum? 35yrs ilhu konna genna tal-art ghal dak iz-zmien! imma kollox irid jimxi u jinbidel maz-zminijiet. u forsi mhux naghmlu bizzejjed sagrificcji? tant qed isiru sagrificcji mr scicluna li ftit ftit regghet diehla il-low class. il-klassi li kien irnexxilu jnehhi minn pajjizna l-gvern tas-70's u t-80's! nawguralek il-festi t-tajba!
Salvinu Vella
Dec 17th 2010, 10:49
U l-aqwa li viva l-Unjoni Ewropea.