PM asks Labour: Where will the money come from?
Dr Gonzi addressing young people this morning.
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi insisted this morning that Labour needed to explain where it would get the money it needed to keep its election promises.
Speaking at a political conference in San Gwann, Dr Gonzi said Labour was promising everything to everyone.
But the people should ask themselves – Has Labour suddenly struck oil? Has it found some hidden treasure? If not, how will it fund the many promises which it is making?
In the activity Dr Gonzi answered several questions from young people. He underlined the importance which the Nationalist Party gives to education and job-creation, pointing to the opening of new schools and sports facilities, including tax incentives on tariffs paid for sports training.
Dr Gonzi said the people knew where they stood with the PN because the PN government has passed its sternest test, job creation, at a time of severe international economic conditions.
Where it was unable to keep its promises, the PN explained the reasons why. But the government kept its priority of safeguarding jobs. Abroad, people were protesting in the streets, while Malta was one of the best performers in job creation.
The people should remember how Labour did not keep the promises it made in 1996, the last time it was in government. For example, Labour promised to remove VAT. At that time, as today, Labour while in Opposition was vague about what it would do in government.
And then once it was in government, VAT was replaced by something which was much worse, and the people were lumped with 33 new taxes.
"Be wary of the promises that Labour is making, because promises which undermine Malta's competitiveness will undermine the future of jobs in this country," Dr Gonzi said.
The prime minister also asked Labour to explain how it intended to reduce power tariffs when oil prices were over $100 per barrel and rising.
Labour, he recalled, had raised power tariffs when oil prices were $12 a barrel, and Dr Muscat had been in favour at the time. Would he now explain his plans?
He asked if Labour's plans were based on the Sargas power station proposal. That proposal, he said, had been studied by the government and been found wanting. Had Labour studied the proposal? What meetings were held? What was its position?
He was confident, Dr Gonzi said, that when the time came, the people would make the right choices for the country and society.
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Aristide Galea
Feb 14th, 11:05
Faċli ħafna din Dr.Gonzi . Jekk jirkupra dawk il-flus li tħallsu bħala commisson ikollu bagtella mhux ħazin .
Eddy Privitera
Nov 20th 2012, 11:13
Gonzi: il-flus jigu mill-ghaqal kif jitefqu l-flus tal-poplu, ghaqal li INT ma kellekx !
Robert Lewis
Nov 19th 2012, 18:58
Very simple answer as to how to lower w/e rates. Forget Sargas and all this nonsense. Leave consumption charges as they are and waive off the service charge of the meters which is 120 euro yearly. With the money I paid for the rental of the meter I would have bought a solid gold one. I dont think the service charge has anything to do with fuel cost.
Mario Scicluna
Nov 19th 2012, 09:31
Onestament, jien ma nafx kif ma jisthiex PM Gonzi jghid dan il-kliem. Tghaffig u gaffes wahda wara l-ohra li anke imbarazza lil dawk in Nazzjonalisti moderati u genwini, imbaghad bil-wicc tost kollhu jistaqsi minn fejn gejjin! 1. Elezzjoni Generali qrib u lanqas programm PN mhux lest(ahseb u ara kif jghidulna HUMA kif u come) 2. 5 Biljun DEJN 3. Weghdi 2008 baqaw ma twettqux. 4. Budget imdendel
Ronnie Callus
Nov 19th 2012, 13:34
Sur.Scicluna mela ma tafx li l-Budget ta' Dr.Gonzi dejjem lest ghax hlif repettezjoni tas-snin li mghoddija ma' jkunx fih. U mhux hekk biss it-taxxi li jkun se' jdahhal ftit jissemmew ghax mill-ghada stess u matul is-sena jibdew dehlien bl-addogg. Kif jistgha wiehed jippjana bil-quddiem meta kollox jibda jghola bhall Gas u l-fuel.Tar-restaurants u ohrajn qedien inaqqsu l-portion biex ma' jghollux.
Mario Scicluna
Nov 19th 2012, 09:26
Onestament, jien ma nafx kif ma jisthiex PM Gonzi jghid dan il-kliem. Tghaffig u gaffes wahda wara l-ohra li anke imbarazza lil dawk in Nazzjonalisti moderati u genwini, imbaghad bil-wicc tost kollhu jistaqsi minn fejn gejjin! 1. Elezzjoni Generali qrib u lanqas programm PN mhux lest(ahseb u ara kif jghidulna HUMA kif u come) 2. 5 Biljun DEJN 3. Weghdi 2008 baqaw ma twettqux. 4. Budget imdendel
Ronnie Callus
Nov 19th 2012, 07:31
Dr.Gonzi sab minn fejn jghati 500 euro fil-gimgha lilu u lil shabu, ghageb minn fejn ser insibu l-flus. Int dejjem kont tghid 'Money no Problem' issa qed tistaqsi minn fejn. Bizzejjed wiehed jikkonsidra dawk l-eluf ta' euro mohhlija fuq konsulenti, u nuqqas ta'hlas ta'taxxa u VAT minn min suppost ihallasha. Mela insejt kemm flejjes telqu fix-xejn fi progetti li gew jiswew aktar milli kienu stmati.
P Buħaġiar
Nov 19th 2012, 05:40
Very simple. Four million Euros were given as a commition to a single person, when that was the duty of paid personels with perkacci salaries. Euro 800,000 given by court sentence this week, to a woman for a silly TM mistake and discrimination. These are the tip of an Iceberg. Euro 40 million given to skanska for a phantom hospital for the cure of cancer. A list that need books to be finished.
Henry Micallef
Nov 18th 2012, 22:11
Muscat jwieghed kollox basta jirbah l elezzjoni. U jekk jrid jzomm kelmtu, biex jaghmel tajjeb ghal weghdiet, m'hemmx triq ohra hlief li jigbor iktar taxxi.
victor bonello
Nov 19th 2012, 17:27
jista jnqqas il hela u serq sur Micallef.
Vince Cassar
Nov 18th 2012, 21:35
Dr. Gonzi, Muscat qatt m'hu ser jghid minn fejn ser igib il-flus ghax jibza li jitlef il-voti!
Joe Grech
Nov 18th 2012, 21:26
So the Prime Minister - is again trying to fool people into re-electing his inefficient, irresponsible and arrogant lot! Many people will remember what went on during the last four years and especially how he used taxpayer money for political reasons and even ''eliminated'' Parliament just to keep on governing...Hopefully his pleadings will fall on deaf ears this time! We need CHANGE!
Daniel Borda
Nov 18th 2012, 21:24
MLP will not tell us his means because Muscat is afraid of loosing a vote. Well done Dr Gonzi for your excellent speech this morning!
Eddy Privitera
Nov 20th 2012, 11:14
Daniel Borda: Kemm timpressjona ruhek mix- XEJN !
Peter Frendo
Nov 18th 2012, 21:17
Muscat will repeat the same story as Sant did in 1996. Sant promised he will remove VAT and instead he introduced 33 new taxes. That is why I expect Muscat and MLP to say all the facts!!
Charles Muscat
Nov 18th 2012, 21:06
Malta might need a change but, is it for the better???????
Eddy Privitera
Nov 20th 2012, 11:15
Charles: If you do not know if it is for the better, you obviously neither know that it will be for the worse !
Joseph Grech Attard
Nov 18th 2012, 20:26
Dr. Gonzi, you, the pot, are calling the kettle black? The moneys GonziPN has borrowed (nearly 6 billion Euros) were mismanged drastically. Maybe managing whatever comes in a better way could be a way for PL to help our sick economy. This can be done by trashing out corruption and cliques and injecting morality and ethics into our citizens, something which the present government has failed to.
R. Cilia
Nov 18th 2012, 20:04
If Gonzi is asking where will the money come from, then he is admitting that that he is leaving a 'hofra' behind
Charles Muscat
Nov 19th 2012, 11:10
What do you expect from Malta that produces nothing?
Christian Sciberras
Nov 18th 2012, 19:57
While I cannot excuse the major failures by the existing government, I just cannot come to terms with the extravagant proposals and promises by the MLP.
Then again, elections has always been about convincing idiots without disguises. Too bad the national majority tends to end up in this group...otherwise we might have had a better future.
Eddy Privitera
Nov 20th 2012, 11:17
Christian Sciberras: If GonziPn keep saying that Dr. Muscat is not saying what he is going to do, how then you have mentioned " extravagant proposals and promises " ????? You're shooting at your own foot !
Patrick Zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 19:50
Maybe not squandering millions for the rent and possible purchase of a private hospital when we already have a much larger empty St Lukes would help.
Frans Aguis
Nov 18th 2012, 19:38
It seems where money is coming from is a problem only Labour has to deal with.
Frans Aguis
Nov 18th 2012, 19:22
You should have asked that question while you were accumulating 5 billion in debt dear PM.
Stopping inflated fees to friends/consultants is a starting point of where the money will come from.
Charles Muscat
Nov 18th 2012, 21:04
If the government cannot balance the budget how could the opposition make promises to make it even more difficult?
Daniel Dimech
Nov 18th 2012, 19:13
issa ghandna xi ftit saying fil moda 'il-flus minn fejn, kif u meta u mhux inqas Labour won't work ' imma wiehed jistaqsi did PN work in the last few months ?
Gordon Cardona
Nov 18th 2012, 19:11
Muscat mhux qed jgħidilna kif se jiffinanzja l-wegħdi li qed jagħmel. Muscat qed izommna fid-dlam dwar it-taxxi ġodda li aħna ser ikollna nħallsu għal wegħdi tiegħu.
Eddy Privitera
Nov 20th 2012, 11:22
Gordon, ruhi, jekk skond il-Billboards ta' GonziPN, Muscat mhux qed jghid x'se jkun qieghed iwieghed fil-program elettorali, kif qed tistaqsi dwar " il-weghdi li qed jaghmel " ???? Veru hawwadkhom bil-kbir dan iz-zaghzugh mexxej li qed jigbed l-ammirazzjoni anki ta' eluf ta' nazzjonalisti genwini li xebghu jaraw dan it-tbazwir kollu fit-tmexxija ta' pajjizna !
Paul Caruana
Nov 18th 2012, 19:08
Many of us are forgetting that the economy is not numbers. It concerns real things essential to all of us whether Labour, Nationalist or apolitical. Daily, bread and butter issues! It means jobs, pensions, education, health. Many in Europe are violently protesting in the streets because they are suffering. And we complain because we pay for the electricity and water we consume. Truly Lilliputian!
Victor Vella
Nov 18th 2012, 19:05
Where the money comes from? Very easy. Taxes, paying hefty bills for the incompetency of GonziPN administration, fines, that in return will make GonziPN and his oligarchy rich by taking 600€ a week, while the people suffer the brunt of the incompetency of GonziPN administration of squandering the money collected from the cwiec Maltin. Why asking Labour? We know you best. Hypocrite.
Owen Ellul
Nov 18th 2012, 18:58
Europe is again in recession. Mighty Germany has increased its GDP by 0.2%. Malta's economy is predicted to increase by 1.6%. And this when we depend for our markets that are in recession. A truly remarkable feat! Can Muscat who praised Zapatero's Spain and Cyprus and so presumably would have followed their disastrous policies achieve as much? Can we trust Muscat with managing the economy as well?
Carmel Zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 18:56
People used to ask the same question to Dr. Fenech Adami in 1986. 'MONEY NO PROBLEM' was the answer and he was right as he found a positive balance and had enough family silver which he and Dr. Gonzi squandered to alienate people. Since then the favourable balance has been turned into a debt pile. This goes to say that Dr. Gonzi is justified to ask the question as he is leaving only debt.
George Grech
Nov 18th 2012, 18:45
Gonzi can speak with facts toback him up. Positive records evrywhere! A record no. of students, records in tourism, records in employment, records in the no. of women employed, record no. of schemes for SMEs, no new taxes to speak of. And all this in spite of the worst recession since the 30s recession. Truly a safe pair of hands.
Salvu Sciberras
Nov 18th 2012, 18:38
Labour apologists are forgetting that it will not be Nationalists only who will pay taxes Labour will introduce as they did in 1996. They will have to pay just as in 1996 they had to pay CET at a much higher rate than the replaced VAT. Labour students lost their stipends as well. Higher utility bills had to be paid by allwhen oil cost 12$ a barrel. Yet Muscat himself applauded the 33 new taxes.
John Farrugia
Nov 18th 2012, 18:24
The bottom line is that Labour has put forward very few proposals. One of them is the reduction of the electricity and water bills. How will Labour fund this proposal? I suspect, by introducing new taxes. This means that we'll pay less for utility bills but we'll pay more higher taxes. Do I like this proposal? No. Will I vote Labour ? No.
Bernard Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 18:03
Labour equals taxes; Partit Nazzjonalista equals good jobs. It's a sweeping statement but it's true. PN has a track record of creating jobs. We can't quite say the same thing for Labour. Labour's staunch opposition to the EU and the euro would have meant no fewer jobs to MCAST and University students. This is not rocket science.
G curmi
Nov 18th 2012, 18:29
PN =Precarious work
PN =Contract jobs
These are the jobs people are mostly finding! The take it or leave it attitude!!! And not only cleaners and securities are facing these situations at their place of work!!
And how about job security???? Even who has been in the same job for ages does not feel secure anymore!!
Carmel Zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 18:58
Yes PN has a track record of creating precarious jobs. Nice indeed!! No wander the escalation of poverty.
Bernard Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 19:07
Labour's staunch opposition to the EU and the euro would have meant fewer jobs to MCAST and University students. This is not rocket science.
clive bartolo
Nov 18th 2012, 18:00
from the same sources that you use... but invested and spent wisely rather than on white elephants such as the new parliament and the theatre, and the subsidies given to arriva to run a deplorable service
John Tabone
Nov 18th 2012, 17:54
Tal PL jum wara jum ghiedu li il Gvern fallut kollu dejn...f'kliem iehor hofra kbira hafna sa hallu warahom,dejjem skont Joe Muscat. U allura jien cittadin komuni (mhux Gonzi), nista nistaqsi lill PL min fejn sa jigu dawn l'inbirkin flus,j'alla li jekk tirbah l'elezzjoni (dak l'ewell pass..jekk) il flus issibhom, nawguralek Joseph,pero jekk issir PM nispera li m'semiex il hofra bhal Dr.Sant f'1996
R. Cilia
Nov 18th 2012, 20:14
La Gonzi qed jistaqsi minn fejn se jigu l-flus , sinjal li Gonzi jaf li m'hemmx flus fil kaxxa ta Malta. Il-hofra hemm qeghda ghal min irid jaraha Sur Tabone!
Mario Scicluna
Nov 18th 2012, 17:34
Issa jigu mill-investiment tal-kumpanija Braziljana Sur Gonzi!!!!! Jew mill l-Smart(Ghost)City!
francis x caruana
Nov 18th 2012, 17:23
imma jiena mignun .................first they say muscat is nt saying anything next he is promising everthying and anything...............and now from were he will get the money.......................for sure it was a no problem money for gonzipn and the pn.rember all wht was said in past money no problem then we sold the country assest and final we have millions and millions of debt..........
Gilbert Scicluna
Nov 18th 2012, 19:23
agree perfectly with mr.caruana
Michael Magri
Nov 18th 2012, 17:17
PM asks Labour: Where will the money come from?
Oh Simple Dr Gonzi... From blatant wasteages on spendings.. Extravagant salaries, perks etc. to `tal-Klikka` chairpersons.. Your 500 euro weekly increases, etc.. etc.. etc.. BUT mainly i say, from possible corrupt practices of which there might be many if the whistle blower act gets into action immediately and BACK DATED.. Easy Isn`t it..!!
mark borg
Nov 18th 2012, 17:17
forsi meta nehilsu mil miljuni kbar f konsulenzi li tispalpalja int dr gonzi .. fosthom dawk li belghawlek xi haga bhal ta arriva jew il Power station .......biex insemmu xi haga zgira
Tarcisio Mifsud
Nov 18th 2012, 17:10
Gonzipn just forgot those in front of him that since 2008 his government has collected €8billion by way of taxes, mostly from VAT. Surely PL would not spend €23million annually to consultants, when our civil service and corporations are well staffed and necessary work should be done by them and not by consultants. Better value of money would be the main strategy of a Labour government.
P Sciberras
Nov 18th 2012, 17:07
Mr Martinelli,according to your calculations LM 1.6 = 1billion,you are right. For your information that one bllion you mentioned came from the 96 milion euros Malta paid to the EU through VAT. For information only.1600,000000 euros were left in the Malta Prosperity Fund and in the Malta Consolidated Fund when the Pn took over from labour in 1987. You like to mention the 70s and 80s.
Aaron Cassar
Nov 18th 2012, 17:06
BACK TO THE 70'S
mark borg
Nov 18th 2012, 17:13
dejjem ahjar milli back to the 60's u il faqar taht il pn li kien hawn qabel tela il labour u libbes lil haddiem u dahhal is servizzi socjali..li min jaf int l-ewwel wiehed kemm tibenifika minnhom sal gurnata tal lum
Charles Massa
Nov 18th 2012, 16:43
. Dr Muscat ma jibnix tijatru bla saqaf li sewa Euro 80M, bridge to nowhere Eur 2M, zidiet ta Euro 500 fil gimgha lil ministri u lilek Dr Gonzi, konsulenzi lil barranin li jithalsu fenominali. Dr Muscat ikun ghaqli fit tmexxija tieghu bhal ma kien dejjem il PL. L istess domanda kienu jaghmlu fi 70 meta Mintoff rid jintroduci l welfare state li ghandna lum. insejtuh slogan taghkom MONEY NO PROBLEM
anthony dimech
Nov 18th 2012, 16:38
today i realised that lately laburisti been watching news around europe and seeing them demonstrating and even getting violent with the law ,maybe they are missing it cos we didn't have any in 25 years , like we use to have in the labour days after every meeting and meetings not only for election time but all year round.
Ivan M. Dingli
Nov 18th 2012, 17:04
X'kumment bla sens. Typical!!
Joseph Arpa
Nov 18th 2012, 17:11
If you think that 'laburisti' created violence and bombs in labour days, your're got problems!!!! If my party was in power I wouldn't be creating trouble and violence, that usually happens when my opposite party is in power..if you know what I mean Twanny!!!!
mark borg
Nov 18th 2012, 17:14
mil kummenti kollha tal lum tieghek jirbah il kejk ta l-aktar wiehed BANALI
Charles Muscat
Nov 18th 2012, 21:10
Well said I agree. Can't trust Labor.
Paul Caruana
Nov 18th 2012, 16:37
Well, that's it then.
It's official: the "money no problem" days are over!
Mr Kevin Zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 16:25
This guy has some cheek considering hes spent over a billion in his terms alone!!
Charlene Fenech
Nov 18th 2012, 16:12
If Muscat will be elected the minimum wage will be frozen and since Muscat does not seem to want to answer how he will reduce the tariffs it must be higher taxes.
MuscatWeghdi = Taxxi godda Identical to Sant.
Robert Lewis
Nov 18th 2012, 16:10
Mhux billi jkompli izied id-dejn li ghamiltu inthom, b'daqqsek x'fiha. Mela inti tista taghmel 5000 miljun euro dejn ( u nahseb anke izjed minn hekk) u Dr Muscat ma jistax. Of course Dr Muscat won't be able to get the money from no where, cause your Govt sold all our assets.
Charles Muscat
Nov 18th 2012, 21:12
What assets? Malta has no resources.
Peppi Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 16:10
First of all it's a question of priorities dear PM. A good leader does not build a new city gate when he knows that families are burdened with utility bills, A good leader does not let his ministers spend relentlessly public money on secondary things like reports and studies leading to nowhere. A good government sees that evryone gets a fair share out of the economic growth.
Lawrence Fenech
Nov 18th 2012, 16:06
If you did not strike oil or find a treasure yourself Gonz, minn fejn sibt il-flus int isibhom Joseph ghax mhux ser jahli flus fi progetti inutli bhal ma ghamilt inti imma l'ewwel ghandu f'mohhu flus fil but tal poplu mhux iqassamhom lil barranin kif ghamiltu inthom. Il denaro Arriva.
Antonio Pace
Nov 18th 2012, 15:59
A very easy to answer question PM. Muscat's promises = more taxes
Pierre Vassallo
Nov 18th 2012, 15:56
It's amazing how the MLP apologists hit at the PM the minute he dares Muscat to be open with the electorate. Some things never change.
GL Calleja
Nov 18th 2012, 15:35
"Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi insisted this morning that Labour needed to explain where it would get the money it needed to keep its election promises." They would take it away from their citizens like all governments do. But then everybody knows that.
Aaron Cassar
Nov 18th 2012, 15:26
forsi mill Brazil Dr.Gonzi
Emanuel. Vella.
Nov 18th 2012, 15:23
miskin dejjem l-istess diska,l-istess bikja,l-istess qerda ghax dr.joseph muscat nadif,sincier,onest u genwin mal-poplu malti u ghawdxi,ghax ma ghandux haga wahda hazina xi ghid fuqhu,allura dejjem jibki u ihabbat saqajh ma l'art bhadt tfal iz-zghar meta ikunu iridu xi haga u ma jittiehielhomx,ghandu sejjer hekk sa l-ahhar gurnata ta qabel l-elezzjoni generali ta marzu 2013,miskin jahasra.
Jonathan Brimmer
Nov 18th 2012, 15:20
The PM should ask from where his government is getting the 100M EUR to build the new parliament, the 3M EUR for the breakwater bridge, the 2.5M EUR to build the Upper Barrakka lift, and the funds to raise his and his ministers' salary by 600 EUR per week, which was then reduced to 500 EUR.
If GonziPN managed to tap funds for these initiatives, Labour will tap funds for the real priorities.
Noel Damato
Nov 18th 2012, 15:18
If all ministers are told to return back all the money taken by the honoraria, don't buy Jaguarars, temporary offices in St Lukes that costs millions, presents by ministers and loads of other things done by the Klikka.
Sharon Grima
Nov 18th 2012, 15:06
Like Gonzi found money to increase his and his clique`s salary by 2000 Euros a month,while he told the whole country to make sacrifices,then I am sure that likewise Dr Muscat, will find money to keep his promises........
V Caruana
Nov 18th 2012, 15:03
The PM is getting mediocre hour by hour.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121116/local/pn-election-contestants-in-joint-press-conference-to-hit-labour.445632
E. Azzopardi
Nov 18th 2012, 15:03
How boring now for the whole nation? Is the NATION built only on water and electricity rates? There are so many important things to discuss. We are fed up.
And if the bill is reduced by say 20% (not even), the rich will not be effected anyway and those who cannot afford it will save €100 or so euros in a year. Can you tell me how is that going to effect your life? Not at all.
B. Cachia
Nov 18th 2012, 15:00
The PM has to decide whether to attack the opposition for not making any promises or for making too many costly promises. It can't be both.
P Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 14:56
PN record of employment, MLP = PL record of unemployment. PN opened the doors to opportunities wide open, particularly to the EU, MLP = PL did all it could to keep them closed. PN truly believes in the Maltese people, PL believes they are makku who need a nanny PL government. Which one do you prefer?!
George Camilleri
Nov 18th 2012, 14:56
a rich (excuse the pun) question coming from the man whom him and his minions spent all the money in the first place.
PL won't be heaven's answer, there is a lot of work and house-cleaning to be done, but I'm sure financial and economic performance won't be worse than now.
Gonzi, of all people, you are the last one to be sceptical. How can you throw mud when your own hands are filthy?
Emanuel. Vella.
Nov 18th 2012, 14:56
' money no problem ' kien jghid min dahhalna f'unjoni ewropeja. sur priministru dr.law.gonzi int u dr.eddie (edward) fenech adami niftakar kontu tghidu li il-poplu malti u ghawdxi ' bil-ghaqal jfaddal,mela xejn ma jixbah lilkom ghax ha thallu dejn biex ihallas ghalih il-poplu malti u ghawdxi '. issa igibhom mill 5 biljun dejn li hallejtu kemm ilkom 25 sena tiggvernnaw il-partit nazzjonalista.
Alfred Falzon
Nov 18th 2012, 14:47
From unnecessary spending by Ministers, their secretariats, officers in headship positions and last but not least from the highest institution of this country - the presidency - that has overshot its budget allocation year after after after year.
Ronald Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 14:34
What a nerve! ''where will the money come from'' eh? Money for what? To fulfil structural deficit promise? Or to try and halt the natoinal debt from over growing us? Unbelievable.
B. Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 14:25
Tax on plastic shopping bags, VAT on Fuel, plus on fuel taxes, Tax on Mobile phone use, if I had to count all the new PN taxes, in all the names, shapes or forms that were given, do I get 33 or more. If the present goverment seems to have a lot of money to share between the few usual people, how come Gonzi thinks that Muscat will not find money to keep his promises
J Agius
Nov 18th 2012, 15:04
with more taxes...!!
Face it Labour has no ideas up it's sleeve and as usual is all bluff.
They will send us into a recession and less cash in hand
PN at least led us through a world recession
Paul Zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 15:15
Have you ever been suggested to kinda have some solid proof prior slinging da mud? But of course.. that's a tad too advance; correct? bleh .. all da same!
Joe M Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 15:24
When MLP removed VAT, they published a booklet with a list of over 100 things that became cheaper. Then he introduced CET, and that book was 'forgotten'! And MLP proved to be so good at the job, that they have been in opposition ever since! It is true, MLP haven't introduced any tax since 1998....thank God.
pat muscat
Nov 18th 2012, 14:22
History repeats itself. 'Where the money is coming' from was asked in the 70's by the Nationalists when the Labour Party wanted to introduce our welfare state. Today the Nationalists do not ask questions about the welfare state-they have made these reforms their own-so they are repeating again what they have asked in the 70's! Labour has the answer: where there is a will there is a way!
Mr Peter Korsten
Nov 18th 2012, 14:10
Since when is the PN/PM concerned about where the money comes from? Did that €5, 000, 000, 000 debt materialise out of thin air? And let's not even go on about keeping electoral provides.
George Cremona
Nov 18th 2012, 16:15
It seems that Mr Korsten was not living in Malta because he doesn't seem to know that Nationalist Governments had invested millions to have a new airport, new hospital Mater Dei, two power stations at Delimara, a new university, several new schools in various localities, modern communication and other utility services'systems such as electricity, water and drainage and other new projects.
John Zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 14:02
Dear Prime Minister This Morning Dr Muscat Told you that he is going to keep the same Frame of the budget you are to present. So kindly ask from where are you going to bring the money.
Joe M Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 15:26
Which means that JM is unable to create his OWN budget! He has no ideas of his own. And yet, he wants to be Malta's youngest PM, and the most inexperienced! God help Malta!
John Zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 18:28
@ Joe M Borg Which means that the PL is responsible enough not to let the country hanging
Johan zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 18:44
for sure JM said all positive points so what's wrong with that
jesmond zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 13:57
from min bnielek id dar centrali forsi mr gonzi? you are not able to ask questions . mind your own problems.
Karl Consiglio
Nov 18th 2012, 16:45
This is not about Gonzi, the people can ask questions, and we want to know how PL intend to make money.
ALBERT FENECH
Nov 18th 2012, 13:54
What promises? Dr Gonzi and his cronies have been ribbing the PL throughout because they have NOT revealed their promises and their programme. Has the PL made "promises" or are they "unknown" as Dr Busuttil claimed? Surely the time has come for the GonziPN clique to sit down and work out their "strategy" instead of continually contradicting each other.
ALBERT FENECH
Patrick Zammit
Nov 18th 2012, 13:49
From the same place where the €600 weekly increases came from...
andrew spiteri
Nov 18th 2012, 13:46
tell the P.M. that oil is only $87 a barrell and not100
Richard Caruana
Nov 18th 2012, 14:06
Brent Europe is 109.66. That's Oklahoma crude, try getting a swiff of it if you can!
Joseph Bugeja
Nov 18th 2012, 14:43
Mr Caruana we always buy the best (reads dearer) no? Dearest oil, dearest power station (working on dirtiest oil). Does that cost $109.66 too? But I forgot...it's still out of order.
anthony dimech
Nov 18th 2012, 16:02
from which super market you found that offer?
m. borg (slm)
Nov 18th 2012, 13:41
The picture tells it all they are really over the moon with gonzipn's present situation.
m. borg (slm)
Nov 18th 2012, 13:30
How pathetic can the PM be, the money will come from the same sources his money came from, except it will be spent more dilligently and not squandered on family and friends of friends.
Joe Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 13:13
Money no problem, right PN?
Joseph Brincat
Nov 18th 2012, 13:35
6 Billion euros debt , Money no problem, right PN?
Ivan Sammut
Nov 18th 2012, 13:10
Dear Prime Minister The Leader of the Opposition has already replied to your question on the 10 November. One of his proposals was that the fees given for the numerous ineffective consultancies given by the PN (vide Arriva, BWSC etc) are reduced considerably. I don't know how may hundreds of thousands of Euros was mentioned in such ineffective consultancies but this may be quite food for thought
Anthony Sammut
Nov 18th 2012, 15:00
What an unprofessional statement to make Mr sammut ! A blanket statement that spurns wannabes like you to despair because despite having been educated by the taxpayer's money, you resent that your services were not sought after . With a change of goverment the only thing that will change is that truly ineffective consultanciy will be taken on by the buddy friends.
Ivan Sammut
Nov 18th 2012, 19:12
Mr. Sammut FYI the statement was originally made by the Leader of the Opposition. Secondly, if you persist in your unfounded, untrue, baseless and defamatory allegations in my regard I will have no other option but to proceed judicially against you.
Anthony Sammut
Nov 19th 2012, 10:47
It is still an unprofessional blanket statement to make Mr sammut whether made by you or the leader of the opposition. Wannabes seem to include you it seems judging from your reply. Baseless allegations are made by your good self in repeating what was said by the Leader of the Opposition.
Mr Joe Cardona
Nov 18th 2012, 13:07
Dr Lawrence Gonzi ahjar jara kif se jimpjega lil dawk l-eluf li jinsabu bla xoghol milli jattakka lil Mexxej tal-Partit Laburista. hemm biss nistghu nafdawk Onorevoli PM
Mr Joe Cardona
Nov 18th 2012, 13:06
I ask the PM were the 500 euros a week increase he gave to himself and his Ministers came from?
I think they came from the workers pockets.
Ahjar l-ewwel jara hatabtu qabel jiftah halqu u jattakka lil Dr Joseph Muscat.
J Martinelli
Nov 18th 2012, 13:18
@ Marks & Mizzi
Gonzi got Lm1.6 million from the EU, prayed and turned them to 1 billion euro!
Kemm tifilhu tghidu cucati?
Now we wait for Muscat's magic wand to go to work and see jobs evaporate, investments dwindle, services cut and taxes going up to high heaven. This is no scaremongering, this is using simple math. Will the LP/GWU stop worrying about deficits and national debt? Hypocrites!
J Martinelli
Nov 18th 2012, 13:24
Inthom stess, is-supporters tal Lejber ghandkom tistaqsu lill Muscat minn fejn ha jgib il-flus biex irahhsilkom id-dawl u l-ilma. Qed jghaddi z-zmien bikom, ahseb u ara kemm se jitmejjel mill-Maltin kollha!
La jitla, nerghu nisimghu l-istess kantaliena tal-Lejber, 'Heqq sibna hofra!' Allura ma nistghux inwettqu li wieghdna. L-imzazen jibilghu kollox! Issa lanqas l-ilma ma baqa jissemmha.
anthony borg
Nov 18th 2012, 13:05
Dr Gonzi from were you get your 500 euro increase to your wage ???
Joe Tabone
Nov 18th 2012, 13:02
History repeats itself................LABOUR had promised the same when they said they would remove VAT last time they were in Government (but introduced 33 taxes instead).
LABOUR is doing exactly the same thing today......................LABOUR won't Change!
robert pace
Nov 18th 2012, 16:23
Well history repeats itself but you werent forced to leave your work at Air Malta maybe??? Gonzi gets his 600e weekly increase and you get the kick off !! Very funny Mr Tabone leave us in peace......
Lino Maniscalco
Nov 18th 2012, 12:53
Forsi kapaci jikkontrolla u jelimina il-hela u jnehhi l-impjeqati zejda li hemm l-Enemalta? Forsi kapaci johloq tmexxija b'iktar efficjenza?? Issa Naraw.
Joseph Micallef
Nov 18th 2012, 12:51
If you will be elected once again, Dear GonziPN, from where you will find the money to get the €500 a week back to you and your super cabinet? I'm sure you will take them back few days after the election ay?
effie stafrace
Nov 18th 2012, 12:46
may i ask mr gonzi from were he is going to get the 190 million euros to cover the wage increases he has given the goverment employees?
Ramon Casha
Nov 18th 2012, 12:39
Fewer foreign consultants to advise the government to bring in bendy buses perhaps?
anthony dimech
Nov 18th 2012, 16:14
i wonder if you had seen a bendy bus before we had them over here,i use to drive one in london and the only reason it does not work for there is because there are to many traffic lights in every corner
Anthony Mizzi
Nov 18th 2012, 12:34
Not from Brazil : )
joseph green
Nov 18th 2012, 13:13
Min Malta ghall maltin habib 20,000 job gdid f, hames snin
Anthony Mizzi
Nov 18th 2012, 16:31
: )
Minn fejn, min fejn hareg l'investiment tal-Brazil???? : )
Kevin Marks
Nov 18th 2012, 12:31
Min fejn gibt int ghal parlament il gdid!!!!
Mr Joe Micallef
Nov 18th 2012, 12:50
Kemm Inti miskin. Kemm m'ghandekx ideja x'Inti tighd. Biss pappagal ta kwalita!
Ivan Sammut
Nov 18th 2012, 13:13
Ma tantx hu papaggall ta ... ghax il-bicca xoghol li ghamel il-Gvern biex id-dejn fuq il-parlament il-gdid ma jidholx mad-deficit, hija tassew innovattiva.
Karl Consiglio
Nov 18th 2012, 16:48
Thats called investment Kevin, to make money you got to spend money, not stay staring at it. Piano is a big name.
Simon Peter Spiter
Nov 18th 2012, 12:30
I think if he stops wasting our money on unnecessary projects, and start using them where appropriate, we will slowly start getting out of this so called recession
Eddy Privitera
Nov 18th 2012, 12:27
This is what is truly HILARIOUS. Gonzi attacks Dr. Muscat by asking where will the money for his electoral promises will be coming from. While at the same time Gonzi attacks Dr. Muscat for not saying what are his electoral promises !!!!!!
Charles Muscat
Nov 19th 2012, 11:14
Please explain cause you really lost me.
Shaun Anthony Camilleri
Nov 18th 2012, 12:22
Well I'd like to know where this present government is getting the money for the increases in pay it has agreed to for one when the rest of the EU is reducing costs. The costly consultation fees another. The rent for the private hospital and offices. I would also like to know what happened to the 'Dar Malta' investment in Brussels. The money spent on 'mistakes' by his ministers...
Josephine Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 12:14
I'm seeing green these days - you should as well!!
B. Cachia
Nov 18th 2012, 13:15
Then you should buy a basic economics textbook and read it, and that should cure you.
Josephine Borg
Nov 18th 2012, 15:29
Mr. / Ms. B. Cachia ... you speak of cure, how very convenient to medicalise everything and everyone - because pigeon holing people has always been the answer right? Be my guest and give us an alternative ;)
C Rogers
Nov 18th 2012, 12:14
Still nobody knows where Labour is getting the money from.... at least we know where we stand under Gonzi
Norman George
Nov 18th 2012, 12:52
I will roger that mate, we know where Gonzi get his money, he borrows more, a billion here a billion there, what does it matter!!
m. borg (slm)
Nov 18th 2012, 13:38
Yes you stand to be robbed blindly by a bunch who unlike Robin Hood rob the poor to give to the few rich of the oligarchy.
B Attard
Nov 18th 2012, 13:44
Sure we know where we stand with Gonzi. :he ruined Malta.
Jeffrey Mallia
Nov 18th 2012, 12:09
Ohhhhhhhhhhh what a cheek.....1sr you bankrupt this nation with 6000 MILLION euro deficit, than you ask this question to PL !!! Geeeeeeee what a cheek.
anthony dimech
Nov 18th 2012, 16:54
mr mallia you are talking about 6 hundred million deficit has dr muscat ashford you that if he is a pm he wont get up every morning saying that he cant keep his promises cos he is finding big holes after promising lowest utility bill , more money in your pocket, and hundreds of more promises. i believe him we be maghqudin cos we have to hold on to each other to stand up to what we are now.
Saviour Cachia
Nov 18th 2012, 12:08
Keep the deficit to 3%, as you do, and it is enough. Enough of Gonzi PN oligarchy of the past. About time Malta and Gozo have Labour in Government. Time will give Gonzi a lesson.
Richard Caruana
Nov 18th 2012, 14:07
Bet you'll be the one to learn the lesson under Labour. You obviously have never experienced it.
Joseph Brincat
Nov 18th 2012, 12:08
PM asks Labour: Where will the money come from?
The same way you are getting it from our taxes BUT
with a difference that every one will be accountible for
what he spends so there will be more money in the
Government's hands to help people > dear Gonzi pn !!!
Joseph E Briffa
Nov 18th 2012, 14:26
Joseph or jbrincat or whoever you are. How can one speak of being accountable when one can't even spell the word?
Karl Consiglio
Nov 18th 2012, 16:51
PL are going to stay staring at our money? Classic
We want to see it being used to better the country.
Malcolm Seychell
Nov 18th 2012, 12:06
Maybe less corruption and less failed experts
Joseph Arpa
Nov 18th 2012, 12:03
Where will Gonzi get the money for the new collective agreement signed for government employees, for judges, for St.Philips Hospital. for the €500 a week wage increase he will re instate, etc etc etc.
Uuuu hallina Gonz!!!
Anthony Paris
Nov 18th 2012, 12:03
Taking a page out of Dr. Gonzi's past, people will vote him out "with all their heart" irrespective of what he says. It is a case of " no devil can be worse than this devil". The scaremongering tactics that worked in the past, will not work this time.
Joe Tabone
Nov 18th 2012, 12:01
The PN made the same question in the 1996 election........where will LABOUR get the finances to pay for Education and Health after they remove VAT. We all know the answer ..........LABOUR introduced 33 taxes.
14 years later we have exactly the same scenario, LABOUR will introduce more TAXES..............LABOUR won't work!
Anthony Paris
Nov 18th 2012, 12:17
...and 14 years later we have exactly those same taxes, and some more on top of them.
Eddy Privitera
Nov 18th 2012, 12:29
Joe Tabone: Have you ever asked how many HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS of taxes were introduced when the PN introducedd VAT ??????????
effie stafrace
Nov 18th 2012, 12:50
if you have the decency to answer my question please answer it then.didnt gonzi pn introduce more taxes?
Joe Tabone
Nov 18th 2012, 13:04
@ Eddy Privitera,
Perhaps you can enlighten us and mention them!!
Kurt Galea Pace
Nov 18th 2012, 13:21
Errrmmm... Mr. Eddy Privitera... VAT is one tax. At least concentrate and do your maths correctly. If your maths are as good as Joey Love's policies, God help us all
m. borg (slm)
Nov 18th 2012, 13:39
Get a life Joe Tabone , do you know that to fly out of Malta you pay 7 kinds of taxes , 6 of which are generated locally and add upo to about 40-60 euros each time.
Richard Caruana
Nov 18th 2012, 14:09
@ A Parnis. most of the taxes introduced by Alfred Sant in those miserable 22 months, which Labour are doing everything to make us forget, were nearly all removed, first and formest the disastrous CET.
Eddy Privitera
Nov 18th 2012, 16:16
Joe Tabone: You asked me to mention the taxes introduced by PN when VAT was introduced Since it is impossible to write the thousands of taxes, I will answer you this way: When VAT was introduced ALL LOCAL manufactured products PLUS ALL imported products on which we did not pay any import tax, we then started to pay VAT on them ! Look them up !
Eddy Privitera
Nov 18th 2012, 16:20
Kujrt Galea Pace: My reply to Joe Tabone applies to you too ! I''ll just add this: So accoring to you, when the PN increased VAT from 15% to 18% it had not increased taxes because it was still VAT ???!!!
Eve Axiaq
Nov 18th 2012, 11:55
Gonzi minjaf kieku nnaqsu mil-konsulenti u esperti li qed tahtar bl.addocc u bi hlasijiet fenomenali? U xi nghidu ghal korruzzjoni? Dawn biss jammontaw il miljuni.
Eddy Privitera
Nov 18th 2012, 16:21
Richard Caruana: Buy CET was again replaced by VAT !
Mr. M. Camilleri
Nov 18th 2012, 11:55
Sempliċi ħafna sur prim . . . .
Mill-flus fil-ħela li dan il-gvern nefaq għal konsulenzi, teatru bla saqaf, bridge to nowhere, parlament ġdid, żieda fil-paga għall-ministri tiegħu, ħela tal-minnisteri, etc, etc, etc
Ma nafx jekk hux tal-biki jew tad-daħk!
Ethelbert Schembri
Nov 18th 2012, 11:54
We ask that question to you GonziPN ... From where you will get the money and who will benefit from it, as always your buddies ???
Mr Alexander Azzopardi
Nov 18th 2012, 11:52
PM asks Labour: Where will the money come from?
From the same place you and your friends got them for your weekly Increase.
Brian Portelli
Nov 18th 2012, 11:50
Ovvjament il-Prim qed jemfasizza hafna dwar minn fejn Muscat se jgib il-finanzi, sforz ta' kemm Gonzii jaf fic-cert li l-gvern tieghu berbaq kollox aktar milli Muscat is aware of. Il-kbir ghadu gej...........
JB Caruana
Nov 18th 2012, 11:47
Same way GonziPN funded their promises before the last general election....what about the promise of a max. tax rate of 25%...never materialised.
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