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Budget rejected as Debono votes with the Opposition

The Budget was defeated this evening, with Franco Debono, as promised, joining the Opposition to vote 'no'.

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said he will tomorrow call on the President to advise him when to dissolve Parliament and when to call a general election.

MPs were asked to stand when the votes were taken.

Dr Debono said that his actions were laying the foundation stone of new, modern democracy where everyone was held to account.

Both Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Opposition leader Joseph Muscat will hold press conferences later this evening.

The vote was 35 against and 34 in favour of the Budget.

 

 

 

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L Zammit

Dec 10th 2012, 23:37

Qaxxarthielu sew. Prosit.

Karl Consiglio

Dec 11th 2012, 00:24

Well said fred!

A. Sultana

Dec 10th 2012, 22:26

Why shouldn't PN present their proposals on the same day PL present theirs?

fredu debono

Dec 10th 2012, 22:38

fil-milied dejjem jitfacca xi joker. imma n nazzjonalist imissna nibbojkottjawh halli jekk jista jkun noqtluh bil-guh u malajr jemigra lejn is south pole.

A.Felix Busuttil

Dec 11th 2012, 09:01

GONZI PN brought all this, they saw it coming why they left it to the end.

C Busuttil

Dec 10th 2012, 22:01

they streched till December but they may reduce the gap but they will lose, its the end of era the sooner you realize this the sooner you will be at peace with yourself.

Gonzi will be remember for having ruined a healthy PN inherited from Fenech Adami, he never controlled the party and has made unelectable as it was in 1976

S.M. Cuschieri

Dec 10th 2012, 22:24

yeah right!!! Ho! Ho! Ho!!! And a merry xmas to you too....................X'se naghmlu issa Sur Vella??? Nissikaw ic-cinturin bil-mod kif jaf il-Labour??? Illuminani pls.........!!!

j brincat

Dec 10th 2012, 21:52

@Alfred cutajar

"Irridu persuna serja tmexxi l-pajjiz...u joseph muscat zgur mhuwiex persuna li tista tafda"

AND do you really believe that the EU with ALL its insurmountable problems would bothered at all about Malta - that tiny state at the far end of the Mediterranean?


Grow up!!!!


(jb).

Paul Xuereb

Dec 11th 2012, 10:16

Mr Gauci Cunningham has still not realised that by voting down the budget which they ironically approve of by and large, the Labour Party have prevented its many excellent provisions from coming into action for about three months. His is superficial thinking of the worst kind.

Paul Xuereb

Dec 11th 2012, 10:19

Another example of superficial thinking. She conveniently forgets that Muscat and his merry men have already shown their approval of the budget, and so should have allowed it to come into action immediately.

Antonio Vella

Dec 10th 2012, 21:46

Issa jibda jieqaf l-investiment ghax l-investituri jibzghu mill-PL...meta n-nies jibdew jitilfu x-xoghol....ma tantx ha tiehdu gost...imma jien nghid..hekk sewwa u xieraq ghax in-nies hekk riedu..l-injoranza tal-PL!!

Peter Mercieca

Dec 10th 2012, 23:39

A man of steel walks out of the front door, not the back! All he ended up being is a mere puppet of no significance! Well sorry he brought down a government, his own and his mother must be so proud of him!

j brincat

Dec 10th 2012, 21:43

Come again, please!


(jb)

Alexander Genuis

Dec 10th 2012, 21:53

Gvern f'sahhtu u x'naf Jien spicca JITLOB lill OPPOSIZZJONI biex TIVVOTA Mieghu biex JSALVA!!!!IIvvota Kontra l-Gvern ghax FIDUCJA FIH M'Ghandhux..............bhall ma kellhux FRANCO!!!!!!!Jekk il-PL jitla fil-Gvern ghall argument u jipprezenta Budget,il-PN jivvota FAVORIH??????????????Mela ejja,ma ndahhkux,ma Nghidux hmerijiet!!!!

C Cassar

Dec 10th 2012, 22:45

Hekk hu ghaddew is snin tal-gid jekk jitla l labour siehbi. daqshekk hdimna. Itolbu 'l ahwa li f'gieh kemm hemm jerga jitla l-PN ghax falliment kbir se jkollna jekk jitilghu l labour. imqar tisimghu jitkellem. bahhh kbir. Kulhadd ghandu jaghmel li jista biex niksbu l voti ghal partit li minkejja d difetti kollha tieghu verament irid il gid ghal pajjizna.

C Cassar

Dec 10th 2012, 22:41

U l-PL kien favur ghax qas ideja ta x'jaqbad jaghmel m'ghandu. Mela bin nies minn zmien Mintoff ha tahdem???

Pierre Zerafa

Dec 10th 2012, 21:38

Il pajjiz shih ghadu sieheb!!

Paul Saliba

Dec 10th 2012, 21:49

To Pierre: in nies jaghmluh il pajjiz siehbi u il-poplu imfarrak aktar mir ramel tal barriera :)

Christian Calleja

Dec 10th 2012, 21:39

Il-Gvern seta jtik il-mizuri favorevoli jekk ried. Tant kemm hu hekk, li l-istess Gvern tak il-mizuri negattivi b'effett immedjat (ex. zieda fil-prezz tal-fuel u tal-gass)

M Gatt

Dec 10th 2012, 21:37

Favur il-poplu? I didn't get any increase to my income with this budget but my expenses keep piling up. We're charged almost double the average cost/unit of the EU.

J. Vella

Dec 10th 2012, 21:36

mela issa l-gvern irid iserrah fuq l-oppozizjoni biex jghaddi l-budget? jekk ma ghandux maggoranza ma ghandux ghalfejn jibqa hemm! u kif qal Eddie Fenech Adami....l-oppozizjoni qatt ma tista tivvota mal-gvern fil-budget ghax ma ghandiex fiducja fil-gvern! Wara kollox gara bhal ma ghamlu il-Pn fin-98...rikbu l-karru!

Christian Calleja

Dec 10th 2012, 21:32

Actually we have been waiting for 5 years.

Pierre Zerafa

Dec 10th 2012, 21:37

Prosit Franco!! Issa hallina nkomplu nahdmu halli nirbhu l elezzjoni generali ahna nazzjonalisti ta vera!!

Christian Calleja

Dec 10th 2012, 21:37

The government had 4+ years to tend to the interests of the people. As per usual, the government only tends to the people's interest in the pre-election Budget. As per magic, these interests vaporize into thin air a week or two after the election.

Pierre Zerafa

Dec 10th 2012, 21:35

X injoranza politika ghandek!!

Paul Xuereb

Dec 11th 2012, 10:21

He certainly gave Joseph Muscat quite a pasting!

Mr Stephen Borg

Dec 10th 2012, 21:31

Yeah yeah

Pam Vella

Dec 10th 2012, 21:37

jaqaw ma jaqtalekx taxxi sur cutajar!!

C Cassar

Dec 10th 2012, 22:35

Taxxi li dahhal l-partit tieghek u li qed jipprova jaqtaghhom bilmod il-PN.

joe muscat

Dec 10th 2012, 21:32

Sur Borg...skond Eddie Fenech Adami....EFA ma jarax ċirkostanzi straordinarji biex l-Oppożizzjoni tivvota favur il-baġit

Christian Calleja

Dec 10th 2012, 21:34

Actually, the choice of not giving the favourable budget measures immediately is the Government's. May I remind you that the increase in fuel and gas prices were burdened on the people with immediate effect.

Pierre Zerafa

Dec 10th 2012, 21:33

Franco debono issa spicca ma jistax jista jkompli japagjakom sieheb!!

Willie Grech

Dec 10th 2012, 21:26

@ Joseph Gatt.

Issa meta siehbek L. Gonzi jghogbu jsejjah l-elezzjoni, ivvota PL u malajr tkun taf!

effie stafrace

Dec 10th 2012, 21:29

@gatt xmizuri qed isemi.dawk li jatik min naha u johodlek min ohra. Fjannar ha nihdu 4 e zieda ima gieh il mulej kemm ha ingawduhom.

Sandro Gatt

Dec 10th 2012, 21:31

joseph Muscat ma tistax tafdah...dak jidhak bik bhal ma dahaq b Cipru!

Christine vella

Dec 10th 2012, 21:35

Mr Gatt, mela ghandek bzonnhom malajr il-mizuri? Daqs kemm tajtu li qedin tajjeb u mixjin fuq ir-rubini!!!!! M'ghandekx ghagla ghal mizuri tal-budget

Ronnie Callus

Dec 10th 2012, 21:37

Taggilx xbin,ghadkom ma'xbajthux tberbqu flus il-poplu fi progetti b'kurruzzjoni lima bhala. Franco kixfilkom il-borma jekk mhux ukoll borom.Franco se'jghati lura l-pajjiz il-veru gustiuzzja socjali u mhux il-kbir dejjem jikber u jehxin u iz-zghir dejjem jolob u jinghata l-loqom li jibqa mill-cake.Kif ma'semma xejn Dr.Gonzi fuq il-power station bazwija,b'kemm se'niehduh l-elettriku minn sqallija.

Paul Saliba

Dec 10th 2012, 21:54

Inthom minthohmx tghidu li il pajjiz miexi bizzilla?? Mela hawn familji li qedin ibghatu?? Heqq ma kontx nafa din!!! Ara x'inhu jghid dan Gonzi.... Hawn nies qed ibghatu :) :)

Paul Sammut

Dec 10th 2012, 21:58

Same old story just trying to make people afraid . Families have suffered for years under GONZIpn as you are saying yourself families that are suffering today as you know for sure we are still under Gonzipn so for sure they are not suffering because of the PL.

L Zammit

Dec 10th 2012, 23:45

@Willie Grech: 'Issa meta siehbek L. Gonzi jghogbu jsejjah l-elezzjoni, ivvota PL u malajr tkun taf!'……ghax jekk jitla Muscat jdahhalna f'hajt. B'min tridu jiggverna Muscat? Bil-pariri sublimi tieghu bhalma ta' fuq l-Islandja u Cipru?? Tad-dahk.

Angele Micallef

Dec 10th 2012, 21:24

moving forward towards a bail out and total disaster

Pierre Zerafa

Dec 10th 2012, 21:32

Step No2 the labour party will lose the election again!

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