Updated - Gonzi: 'Committed to reducing W&E bills' - Muscat reacts

Michael Gatt

Jan 18th, 14:34

PN hawwadni ha nifmek please

Steven Brockwell

Jan 11th, 08:21

a simple way out, vote pl ,let them finish their power station in 18 months if not hold a new election.
a silly thing is muscat said he will be held responsible if things go wrong, does that mean he will pay up any difference in price from his own pockect, or from ours ???? the plan is good, its the 10 years that a joke ????

Daniel Dimech

Jan 10th, 18:57

JM ikkonvinca lil Gonzi ?

Francis Saliba M.D.

Jan 10th, 09:14

The Prime Minster is NOT copying the Joseph Muscat gimmick. He doesn't promise reduced utility bills as soon as he is (re)elected. The PN is already taking active steps to lower the cost of electricity generation and to install a gas pipeline but it doesn't promise a magical private investor so stupid as to reduce utility prices some years before these improvements come about. That is incredible

Jack parker

Jan 10th, 08:59

How about renewable energy sources like most countries...........we have enough sun, lets use it!!

Mr C Camilleri

Jan 10th, 08:46

now i understand the poster of Gonzi and Simon looking towards the future ! They are not looking at the future but at PL and smiling cause they are finding the answers ready to their problems. Oh and by the way ... they are looking upwards !

G Tonna

Jan 10th, 08:46

Konrad Mizzi's energy proposals are so good that all European countries are eager to look into and adopt this discovery. The average unit cost of energy in european countries is about 18cents so adopting a half price system discovered by the Maltese socialists merits close consideration if not also a nobel price recommendation.

j brincat

Jan 10th, 08:34

OMG!!!

Isn’t this the same guy who a couple of days ago trashed the PL’ s profession and well prepared energy proposals!

So from a gimmicks GonziPN is himself copy once again the same 'gimmick’

GonziPN is fast becoming the Master of Masters of U turns!

jb

Robert Camilleri

Jan 10th, 08:04

how can you trust pn. we must choose pl big time . at least they have a plan , while pn are in a massive PANIC MODE.

Jay Oatmon

Jan 10th, 07:57

My question is this:

What do you gain by believing anything a politician says?

Alex Falzon

Jan 10th, 07:53

The PN is not guaranteeing a decrease in tariff rates... what the PN said is 'we are committed to lower tariff rates'.

John L Galea

Jan 10th, 07:15

Gonzi has scraped the lowest of the bottoms. Up to yesterday evening on TVM (NET 2) Tonio Fenech has categorically criticised the PL's energy proposals and then Gonzi has come out witha change of mind. Simone tal-Grocer prayers and votes, trumpeted that the PL's proposals are a gimmick, then Gonzi said that he will reduce the tariffs.

GOnziPN is clearly panicking. Your time is up.

Maria Xuereb

Jan 10th, 06:35

Ma nista ninsa qatt dik il-frazi famuz tieghek li ma sthajtx tghidha li: SER TIVVOTA BIL-QALB BIEX JOGHLEW IL-KONTIJIET. Kellna xi darba fiducja fik imma issa li sallabtna u hadtilna flusna le, issa ser nippruvaw lil Joseph Muscat ghax jidher li hu kredibli f'dak li qed jghid u mhux qed jithaddet fl-arja, jidher li ghandu l-pjanijiet biex l-ghada ta' l-elezzjoni jibda jwettaqhom u ser nivvota PL

Justin Tabone

Jan 10th, 06:28

OMG.....this is an example of panic politics. Up till the same day Tonio Fenech stated that it is impossible to reduce the electricity bills. Today you lost far too many political points.

C Busuttil

Jan 10th, 06:27

You lost my trust the day you gave yourself a 500euro increase behind our backs.

You had 5 years to lower tariffs you didn't ... enough said

r micallef

Jan 10th, 05:48

Sur Priministru
Jek qed tghid li ha tara kif tista trahas il kontijiet tad dawl kif idecidejtu issa wara li harget il proposta tal PL? Mela issa tista tkun rejalta? Mela nistaw nghidu li ilek dawn lahhar snin tisraq mill bwiet tal poplu. PN issa dejaqtuna u xebajtuna taduna biz zmien. Hemm bzonn idejat godda ghax il PN ma jafx xha jaqbad jamel hlief jazaq iktar milli azaq dawn lahhar 5 snin

Jean Karl De Bono

Jan 10th, 01:52

Minister Tonio Fenech described PL`s proposal on utility tariffs as Wonderland. Now we are almost certain that after his meeting with German chancellor Merkel PM Gonzi must have headed to Disneyland to take us for a ride.

David Bezzina

Jan 10th, 01:14

So now the utility rates can be decreased after continuously declaring that was impossible.Hypocrite !

Brian Gatt

Jan 10th, 00:17

What? so the utility bills can be reduced? All GonziPn was taking the Mickey out of JM with sarcastic comments now that he showed you how it can be done you want to ride the bandwagon? NO WAY, you always said that it cant be done NO WAY you can change your version and expect the people to believe you...Pathetic - this explains why JM did not want to reveal his plans before. Well Done PL

Victor Gauci

Jan 10th, 00:03

hbieb lanqas haq dan il panic kollu ghax familja ta 4 min nies kull ma hi ha tifranka 19.75 euro fix xhar li mhux ha taghmel xi differnza kbir fil hajja taghna bil proposti tal pl

John Spiteri Jones

Jan 10th, 00:03

Do and say what you like gonz but the man on the street wont forget when you had the cheek to give youself and the MPs a 600euro a week rise and the poor only got 1.50 euro a week. if that wasnt cheeky then please tell me what is?

James Attard

Jan 9th, 23:59

With this statement, PN definitely lost my vote. Sorry, but for the last months I was convinced PL were trying everything to steal our votes...turns out I got it all wrong from the beginning.

Clayton Bartolo

Jan 9th, 23:56

Mhux ta bxejn simon busutil mar birkirkara jitkarrab al voti u jejd lin nis bix jitolbu ghalijom. Mux ta bxej fil bil boards gonzi u simon et iharsu l fuq. Et jistenew xi miraklu niezel mis sema biex tehlisom min xi tkaxkira..

Please be cautious when driving as probably if you have gonzi in front of you he can make a sudden U-TURN!!

Karl Consiglio

Jan 9th, 23:51

The PN are clearly more realistic.

Melvyn Mifsud LLD

Jan 9th, 23:43

Labour's apparent electoral edge over the PN manifesto is mainly the water and electricity issue, - thus such an over reaction.to Gonzi's committment

Despite shortcomings by the PN over the years, the same PN always got it right on the major issues.

Integration, Independence,EU membership, Euro, Work, Health and Education, Human rights

PN will deliver - the connector being the first step

Jonathan Brimmer

Jan 9th, 23:37

Eh igifieri issa jistghu jorhsu t-tariffi tad-dawl u l-ilma? Nippretendu li l-Prim Ministru issa jghidilna kif, b'kemm, u meta se jrahhashom.

Ara vera mhux kredibbli!

K CASSAR

Jan 9th, 23:08

Incidentally..... Angela Merkel praised the Maltese government for the healthy economy. Well done! I think she missed the footage where the Manager of playmobil criticized that same government for the ungodly price of energy. Maybe she, like Gonzi, should do her homework before opening her mouth!

L Borg

Jan 9th, 23:08

U naf nemmnek Gonz, tarax! Mela issa mhux ha tivvota kontra u bil-qalb ghat=trahhis? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!

B Ellul

Jan 9th, 22:56

JM... You're wearing BLUE ties, standing behind BLUE backgrounds! Where is your new torca? Where is the red colour? You're trying to distinguish yourself....

btw, ghax tidher li qed tighix on Mars. Gonzi had said that once the interconnectoris in place AND (a big and), the oil prices permit, the gov may be able to lower the rates.... but only if really possible.

Christopher Zahra

Jan 9th, 22:50

PM is in a panic situation. Pay day is soon.

M Grima

Jan 9th, 22:39

Dr. Gonzi is just unbelievable. For a period of 5 years he has repeatedly stated that the W & E bills cannot be lowered and it is irresponsible for the PL to promise lower rates. Now, just into the 3rd day of the election campaign and a day after Labour published its proposals how it will lower the water and electricity rates, when and by how much, Dr. Gonzi does an amazing U-TURN.

Gonzi= Gimmic

V. DeBono

Jan 9th, 22:37

PL 1- PN-0.

Mela issa kredibli ....jigifieri ilek tisraqna dan iz-zmien kollu u kont taf li tista ssir...

B. Theuma

Jan 9th, 22:37

Mela int ma kontx ghedt li mhux possibli jorhsu l-kontijiet Prim, u li din hija gimmick, u li ser tivvota bil-qalb favur li joghlew il-kontijiet ?!?!

M Grima

Jan 9th, 22:33

There is only one word fit for the Nationalist Party - hypocrites. Dr. Gonzi is recorded to have stated on several occasions that the W & E bills cannot be lowered. Now, just because he actually believes that the PL's energy proposals is doable, he comes up with this triple u-turn.

GonziPN - what a Farce.

M. Grech

Jan 9th, 22:09

Until this morning I had some doubts about the PL's proposals of reducing W&E tariffs due to what the PN have been saying for years. Now, that the PN publicly changed their views by saying that it is actually possible, they convinced me to truly believe PL's first and major electoral proposal. It is funny, for a change, how PN seem to be helping PL! We floaters await for what issue comes next :)

George Cremona

Jan 9th, 22:06

It was a PN government that invested in the two Delimara plants. The PL opposed strongly both of them. Again the PN government has undertaken the task to have the electrical system connected to the European grid and again to negotiate with the EU the funding of a gas pipe line. Through the current two initiatives the utility bills can be reduced rendering the PL proposal of a new PS obsolete.

Rodnick Abdilla

Jan 9th, 22:00

u b kemm ?? meta ?? kif ?? xi fuel ser tuza ??

m. borg (slm)

Jan 9th, 21:54

Did Merkel conceed gonzi's request for a higher EU budget for Malta or was it just a propaganda get together?

Actually opening his gob he made a mess of the visit with his declaration about utility tariffs.

I bet the german business community had Merkel tell gonzi to pull up his socks regarding utilities and the visit turned out to be a disaster instead of a PR exercise.

Michael Scicluna

Jan 9th, 21:49

Quotes about politics and politicians "Politics --the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich by promising to protect each from the other." Oscar Ameringer
"Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn’t happen." Winston Churchill.

A. Agius

Jan 9th, 21:45

Dear Dr Gonzi, 5 years ago you promised us a reduction in income tax as well. And yet you took away from my family thousands of euros while you did not hesitate to take a €500 weekly increase. Don't you think that was a gimmick?

Rachel Galea

Jan 9th, 21:40

Thank God for free Education and Students' Stipend in our Country... We are now intelligent enough not to believe a word from GonziPN Sermons... GonziPN do us a favour and please admit where you are wrong and were PL are right and vice versa.. that would really be the day!

adrian dimech

Jan 9th, 21:32

Dr Joseph Muscat will wait and see who will panic after the conference, recently we saw how panic won up dignity at the expense of Dr Farrugia

Building a 200 Mw power station if it is not a DIY PACAKGE is impossible to build .

Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.
Lord Chesterfield
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/hurry.html#kY

I Mercieca

Jan 9th, 21:28

Sa fejn naf jien il-progett sabiex Malta tinghaqad mal-Grid Ewropew ghalhekk qed isir sabiex jonqsu l-kontijiet tad-dawl.
Tant hu hekk li issa wara li tant intqal kontrieh mill-esponenti bravi u intelligenti tal-MLP hagu jghidu li ser juzawh ghax bieh se jrahhsu l-kontijiet.

Ma tridx tkun bravu wisq biex din tifhimha.

Francis Saliba M.D.

Jan 9th, 21:18

@Thomas Mifsud
Ghaliex ghal issa ir-rohs hu mpossibbli, kemm mill PN kif ukoll mill-LP, peress li l-interconnector etc ghad mhumiex lesti. Biss wara li dawn il-progetti jitlestew jista' wiehed jibda jitkellem fuq xi rohs li nittamaw li jkun possibli. Pretensjonijiet ohra mill-PL huma biss dahq fil-wicc ta' eletturi boloh u mzazen..

Karl Zammit

Jan 9th, 21:15

What is PL proposing? The only new idea is to involve Private which is still nothing sure since maybe no one will be interested at these conditions. Remember that the actual government is doing a big project to connect Malta to the European grid and talks already started for EU funding for a permanent underlying gas pipe. The government is already moving in this direction. So what's new? Nothing.

V Mercieca

Jan 9th, 21:12

Dr Gonzi you are no longer credible. You should have made way for another new leader when you had the chance. History will repeat itself the same as happened with Dr Alfred Sant - remember - or your memory is too short

J Cutajar

Jan 9th, 21:10

Wara li kissru u farku middle-class bil-kontijiet, skoprew li jista jorħos id-dawl...
Daqt il-karnival ħbieb, u l-maskli diġa ntlibsu!

Brian Bonnici

Jan 9th, 21:08

Gonzi Quote "li l kontijiet jorhsu mhux possibli, u din hija il pura verita'"
Rajnieha il purita' Dr. Gonzi.

Toni Fenech "irridu nidraghhom!"
Issa inderruk kif tghix ahana liliek!!! ftit fadal!! ftit hafna!

Carlo Cassar

Jan 9th, 21:02

Dr Gonzi didn't you say its impossible to reduce bills. Tonio Fenech even said this yesterday!! So Labour was right on this. This is just the same as your increase in salary by 600 Euro a week. You suspended but you didn't pay them back. One of your MP's was saying just the opposite on TV at the time your comments were being published n the portals. Your motto should have been Gonzi PaNic

JOSEPH ABELA

Jan 9th, 20:55

MIN JMAQDAR IRID JIXTRI...............

Karl Zammit

Jan 9th, 20:54

What is PL proposing? The only new idea is to involve Private which is still nothing sure since maybe no one will be interested at these conditions. Remember that the actual government is doing a big project to connect Malta to the European grid and talks already started for EU funding for a permanent underlying gas pipe. The government is already moving in this direction. So what's new? Nothing.

Thomas Mifsud

Jan 9th, 20:47

Issa?? Bil-wiċċ tost kollu issa?? Lanqas tistħi tiġi tgħidilna li trid traħħas il-kontijiet issa?? Mela għalfejn ivvutajt bil-qalb biex tgħollihom il-kontijiet? Issa qed tgħid li se tnaqqashom? Mamma mia araw x'kellna Prim Ministru ta. Alla jilliberana minnek Lawrence Gonzi.

P Caruana

Jan 9th, 20:47

If we were in April I would say its an April fool joke. A few weeks ago Gonzi PN made it very clear that it is impossible for the W&E bills to be reduced. The day after PL stated the reducing of bills, the very predictable Prime Minister said that this is impossible and a farce.
Today, he is telling us that he will reduce the bills.
Gonzi PN panic mode.
You lost our trust ages ago !!!

Louis Craus

Jan 9th, 20:46

Insomma issa qed nemmen li Gonzi PN hlief biex icarrat halqu u iparla fil- vojt ma jafx.
Jien qed nisma' sewwa li jrid irahhas id-dawl u l ilma? DIN IL- VERA GIMMICK Wenz!
U l- flus minn fejn ser iggibhom? Hux hekk tghidlu lil DR.Joseph Muscat?
U TURN , warrab bhallma ma warrabt lil Mugliette, JPO, Franco, Schiavone, John Dalli, Louis Galea, u hafna ohrajn u l-poplu jistrieh.

Pierre Fenech

Jan 9th, 20:37

There is no honesty in all this. Why did the prime minister say a few months back repeating along the way that it is impossible for the electricity bills to be reduced. Seems like the few people who earn the tens of thousands in consultancies, who most of them comment wholeheartedly in these blogs, did not ave enough brains to illuminate our prime minister. Seems like there's a lot of panic around

Peppi Borg

Jan 9th, 20:36

Surprise Surprise, the government is confirming that utility rates can be reduced. They changed note! I bet Merkel illuminated Gonzi with an idea ! Isn't the PL's proposal a gimmick Simon?

A. Sultana

Jan 9th, 20:35

It is useless to beat around the bush and try to shed bad light on any of the parties. There was a point where PL stated that tariffs will be reduced immediately. At that point PN had stated that as things stand, there was no way of reducing the tariffs. In fact Muscat confirmed this as he will lower them in 2015. Not a day earlier.

So how about everyone starts talking facts instead of colours?

Mr. M. Camilleri

Jan 9th, 20:35

i found this article in a dictionary as the meaning of the word . . . .

GIMMICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

robert pace

Jan 9th, 20:35

Beginning of the end trailing for sure with such a blunt statement...

Stannis Baratheon

Jan 9th, 20:35

This is so funny XD PN supporters accusing PL supporters of uturns, not knowing what they're doing and PL supporters doing exactly the same. Dance puppets, DANCE.There's only going to be one winner here, Gonzi Or Muscat, you? Just a tool for elections.

Peppi Borg

Jan 9th, 20:33

Dear Gonzi, When are you going to tell us When, How and by How Much are you going to reduce utility bills? Any way it's hard to believe you now after you voted wholeheartedly in favour of the second highest utility rates in the EU!

P Sciberras

Jan 9th, 20:32

Now the readers want to know by how(DETAILS) when and by how much and where all this money coming from to compensate these expenses? We hope not that this money will not be added to the 5000,000,000 millions EUROS Debt.

Mr Joe Cardona

Jan 9th, 20:29

Ic-cajta tal-millenju. Jghid mod u jaghmel il-kunrarju. Mela il-poplu ghadu iblah u mohhu maghluq, Onorevoli PM.

Joseph Arpa

Jan 9th, 20:28

With great satisfaction...I Declare PN DEAD!!!!
Funeral will be on 9th March 2013.
RIP

Giocchino Attard

Jan 9th, 20:26

Joseph tefalhom bomba mil kbar net u issa Il pn tfarrak tifrika ara pro nobis.

Joe Busuttil

Jan 9th, 20:25

Gonzi ,you're unbelievable,that is ,one cannot believe what you say. The only time you were telling the truth was when you said you were voting wholeheartedly against lowering the energy tariffs,and thousands will remember that when voting next month.

Joseph Bugeja

Jan 9th, 20:24

Oh no!!! This makes the Brazilian company saga look like an appetizer.
What a U turn!!! So they can be reduced somehow!!!
Please P.N. supporters change this guy...NOW

Tony Zammit

Jan 9th, 20:19

Now the ball is in your court .KEMM , META, KIF, U GHALFEJN IVUTAJT BIL- QALB KONTRA DAN IT-TRAHHIS FIL-PARLAMENT

J Tabone

Jan 9th, 20:18

The EU stated that the Maltese energy rates have to rise by some 30% within the next two-three years. Now Gonzi is stating that he is going to reduce these bills. He had five years: the only thing he did was to push them up. Sorry, but I don't believe you!

Joseph Galea

Jan 9th, 20:15

Imma l-Onor. Prim Ministru jaf jisthi?

Taf x' U Turn din? Mela issa jistu jorhsu l-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma?

Richard Ellul

Jan 9th, 20:15

This issue should have been discussed between the two parties together and submitted for proposal to the engineering research at the University of Malta for the benefit of the Maltese people. What if coal becomes much cheaper than gas & oil and with todays technology in filtration and scrubbing this may become a reality. However, jobs must be the priority as without jobs ........ I cannot imagine.

Ronald Borg

Jan 9th, 20:13

Dr Gonzi,
PN is committed to reducing the energy and water bills???
Are you serious? Now you say it? After scrutinising PL's response?
Your Credibility (whatever was left of it) has gone out of the window.

Graziella Camilleri

Jan 9th, 20:11

committed ? now?? after 5 years in governance?

you had plenty of time to invest in a sustainable and workable system for our energy yet nothing was done .. but now that the PL provided us with a serious plan on how and when the investment should be implemented, the PN is in panic and does not have a sustainable plan like the PL's .. only speculations.
we were promised wind farms, where are they?

Joseph Micallef

Jan 9th, 20:09

My oh my... this man is so INCREDIBLE. How can we believe you GonziPN? Till this afternoon Tonio Borg and Simon Busuttil called Labour's proposals as gimmicks! and now you want us to believe you. No Sir... you have become IRRELEVANT to me and to many others... this time my vote will go to PARTIT LABURISTA and... bil-qalb!

Renato Balzan

Jan 9th, 20:06

GonziPN qal li il-kontijiet ma jistawx jorħsu, imbgħad Simon ħareg jghid li il-pjan tal-PL gimmick tal-millenju, GonziPN imbghad hareġ jghid li il-pjan tal-gas kien f'mohhu filwaqt Tonio jghid li il pjan huwa tal-gimmicks. ISSA GONZI johrog jghid li ser irahhas il-kontijiet. Dan jaf xinhu jghid jew le? Mela ma ghadhiex gimmick? Mela jistghu jorhsu il-kontijiet issa?

G Borg

Jan 9th, 20:06

Even the LNG Terminal proposed by the PL can qualify for EU Funds. That is what happened in Poland where the Polskie LNG Treminal in the Baltic qualified such funds.
It will be more business wise to have an LNG Terminal since apart from having access to different LNG markets, it can be very useful if actually Malta will find its own natural gas.
I think now, it is too late for the PN.

George Cassar

Jan 9th, 20:02

Get your act togheter Gonzi Simon Tal-Grocer PN. You are always behind the curve . Labour sets the agenda and Pnnnn than is obliged to react. Good Bye !!

J Muscat

Jan 9th, 20:02

Isnt it a 'proposta ta' Alice in Wonderland' anymore as your finance minister told us yesterday?

Alfred Vassallo

Jan 9th, 20:01

Labour proposals are so well thought and tangible that they have put Gonzi in panic mode.

T. Muscat

Jan 9th, 20:00

Are you serious Dr. Gonzi? Do you expect the people to believe you when you say that you are committed to reduce the utility bills? You had all the time in the world to do so but you chose to say that it's impossible and that it's a gimmick! Why now - less than 48hrs after Labour revealed their project? So it is possible after all but you have chosen to vote with all your heart for higher bills!

anthony sultana

Jan 9th, 19:59

GonziPN is to late for your gimmicks now, you need a rest,we need a change.

Angelo Vassallo

Jan 9th, 19:57

Monday, November 12, 2012, 16:47

Power station conversion to gas when EU funds are available - Gonzi

New €23,000,000 LPG plant inaugurated.

WHO IS COPYING WHOM? It is OBVIOUS. "dear leader" joseph muscat is copying GONZIPN

Chris Borg

Jan 9th, 19:56

Are you serious? Now after joseph published his proposal and your people said no one can reduce the tariffs? Its too late now... I dont beleive u anymore

chanelle vassallo

Jan 9th, 19:56

Dr Gonzi inti ivvotajt bil qalb meta gholew il kontijiet issa,
Il poplu jivvota bil qalb biex jorhsu.

Possibli issa indunajt li jistu jorhsu wara li ilek tghid tant li ma jistax ikun.?! forsi ghax gejja ellezzjoni. Lol

M camilleri

Jan 9th, 19:55

Nilghab imhatra ma min irid li Gonzi irid jitlef lelezjoni bsahha.

sammy cassar

Jan 9th, 19:55

It is very clear that Dr.Muscat is only relying on this water and electricity bills reduction! I mean is this the BIG change he has been going on about for the past 2 years?? How very 80's. How very Labour. The only change we can see it s in their emblem, slogans and gimmicks. At midnight tonight ....

Peter Zammit

Jan 9th, 19:50

I did not hear Dr Gonzi saying that the tariffs will be reduced in the recorded interview that one can hear on this site. What government has been saying all along is that with the interconnector in place, energy can be bought cheaper. But unlike Labour, Gonzi never declared the price of something that will be bought in the future!

Ray Buhagiar

Jan 9th, 19:49

A knee jerk reaction by Dr Muscat. All Parties are committed to reduce

1. W/E bills
2. illegal immigritaion
3. Illegal use of land
4. Waiting list
5. Cost of living

Mr Alexander Azzopardi

Jan 9th, 19:46

Qas tafu xintom tghamlu tal pn!! Ha genuwom in nies, lewwel kollox hazin ax bil gas issa kollox tajjeb TAFU XINTOM TGHAMLU JEW?

m. borg (slm)

Jan 9th, 19:46

Jista jorhsu jew le il-kontijiet tal-eletriku u ilma?

Kredibilita Zero minus , U-turn full speed ahead.

R Zammit

Jan 9th, 19:42

ma nafx imma lil dr gonzi nhossu li qed jiprova jinsulenta l intelligenza taghna billi jbellalna kollox.ala daqshekk politika tad dahk?btw din il kampanja elettorali tigijhom balal tal liri lil giex partiti.dan kollu biex jikkonvincu 20000 floater,ghax il bqija jew naha jew ohra anke jekk jehdilhom il hwejjeg ta taht,jibqaw lejali

Anthony Grech

Jan 9th, 19:36

Kif? Meta? Kemm? Isa ippublika d-dokumenti.
U hallina GonziPN.

A. Muscat

Jan 9th, 19:34

A.Muscat
JM irid jirkeb fuq il-karru ta laqwa Prim Ministru ta MALTA.il-PL irid jakkas lil Poplu u jonfoq 370 MILLJUN biex jaghmel replica ohra ta power station U HALLUNA.

Edward Mallia

Jan 9th, 19:34

Has anybody told poor Dr. Gonzi that in Min. Pullicino's recently published National Energy Policy it is said

that a LIQUID NATURAL GAS TERMINAL (import by ship) would be the MOST FEASIBLE OPTION?

& that a HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT LINK is the best option for a Sicily link but a HIGH VOLTAGE

ALTERNATING CURRENT LINK is actually being built?

Michael Sammut

Jan 9th, 19:34

This sounds like a joke, in very bad taste, at the expense of each one of us who pays the bills. Is this man for real? Has he no shame?

m. borg (slm)

Jan 9th, 19:32

Didn't gonzi say reducing the elec tariffs is irrisponsible ?

OMG what a circus.

Andrew Siad

Jan 9th, 19:32

di zgur il gimmick tal millenju Sim

Joseph Bugeja

Jan 9th, 19:31

But you told us it can't be done GonziPN!
I've seen cheek in the world but you give it a new inflated definition!
Yes you can reduce the price after the bad odours of the smoky guns disperse but I just trust J.M. to do it.
Too little too late too liar!

*Joseph Brincat

Jan 9th, 19:30

GONZI PN We are proposing to have a gas pipeline to deliver gas to our power station, funded partly, WE HOPE by the EU and partly through private investment when the time comes.
SO WE HOPE MEANS THAT IS ALL GIMMICKS

Angelo Xerri

Jan 9th, 19:25

Angelo Xerri
Malta is to start looking for oil if it finds it, there is no need to go to gas so why spend all that money on a power station when we already have new one. What if gas goes up in price ? Start digging the hole Now.

Mr Emmanuel Muscat

Jan 9th, 19:23

U haluna about time tridu trahsuhom

J. Camilleri

Jan 9th, 19:21

Please Prime Minister... How can I trust you.... This is the gimmick of this election... I voted for you 5years ago but not this time... Thank you.

Well done Labour Party... You are giving us way forward how things must be professionally done.

Keep the good work... and my vote is for you.

JC

Joseph Sant

Jan 9th, 19:20

JM committed to a very aggressive deadline which he has not substantiated with enough evidence that he has it all planned out. We cannot make an underpass in a year let alone a new PowerStation. JM is not credible in his most important proposal and we the floating voters cannot trust him.

S Vella

Jan 9th, 19:19

WELL DONE PL! you managed to convince the PM who voted heartedly in favour of high water and Electricity bill causing hardship to families!
If I am right Gonzi always said it was impossible to lower the rates, now after the PL launched the proposals of when, how and by how much, Gonzi made a U turn while in Berlin....to avoid humilition!
WELL DONE DR JOSEPH MUSCAT and PL!!keep your good work up

Joseph Buhagiar

Jan 9th, 19:19

19th January 17.32 - But I heard you say that the water and electricity bills cannot be reduced. You had over 20 years to reduce them. Il Gass Dr. Gonzi u Austin from 5 Euros it went up to Euros 18,

Do you realise the impact which this has on a home family budget? NO!!

All of you exceed the budget year on year and you then you come to us and tax us more year on year too.
It is ridiculous.

Mr saviour magro

Jan 9th, 19:17

f'daqqa wahda dak li ma kienx possibli jew impossibli sar possibli issa.ikolli nghid hadu zball fis-slogan ta' hames snin ilu u rridu jghidu "Bil-Gideb Kollox Possibli"

C. Mifsud

Jan 9th, 19:15

Proof that PL's energy policies are right: they have managed to convince GonziPN (who once voted against reducing bills "With all his heart").

E Gatt

Jan 9th, 19:15

PN’s policy on electricity sound and fair.

Subsidies were removed to give taxpayers a break.

Realistic prices based on the existing power plants, means everyone is more conscious about saving energy - good.

Investment in a new power station, decommissioning the Marsa plant, and the Sicily link, will result in lower costs that will be passed on to consumers.

Calmly and without gimmicks.

Michael Sciortino

Jan 9th, 19:15

"This means they will have ships coming in and out instead of a fixed pipeline," he (Gonzi) said.

Sorry to say this dear PM, but how does the Heavy Fuel Oil reach Malta? Doesn't your fuel of choice come by ship?

Correct me if I am wrong.

Victor Azzopardi

Jan 9th, 19:14

It's too late to say that bills can be reduced,in fact you've been telling us,''it's impossible to reduce them when Dr. Muscat said so'',and now, that Dr.Muscat showed everyone that it could be done,you're saying that you were going to do it.....come on how long are you going to keep on thinking that we are fools,HE WHO SAID IT FIRST IS MORE THRUSTWORTHY,that's why I'm voting PL.

Charles Massa

Jan 9th, 19:12

Dr Gonzi mela insejt li ivvutajt bil qalb biex jizdiedu l kontijiet ta dawl u ilma. Issa qed twieghed li se jorhsu. Ma ghedtx meta, kif u kemm. Issa l poplu drak, meta tkun gejja elezzjoni tibda twieghed. Infakrek fil wedgha li ghamilt fi 2008, meta kont ghedt li mil budget ta 2009, l income tax se torhos minn 35% ghal 25%. Il poplu drahom il GIMMICKS tieghek

Maria Mangion

Jan 9th, 19:12

Dan bis serjeta jew!!! Imissek tisthi Dr Gonzi tohrog b dan issa. Mela ghandek f idejk l amministrazzjoni tat taxxi mhallsa mill haddiem biezel Malti u issa trid li Dr muscat jurik detallji tal proposta tieghu. Dr Muscat ma ghandu l ebda obbligu lejk jekk xejn l obbligu tieghu hu lejn il haddiem u lejn min ihaddem.

Salvinu Buttigieg

Jan 9th, 19:12

Well now since both candidates are offering goodies, if Gonzl promises to return the many thousands of euors i had to pay to register my already registered family car from the UK, then i'll vote for him otherwise i'll vote for the man that really stick to his promises. Fair enough what say you folks that had to fork out for something that is actually uncalled for.

*Joseph Brincat

Jan 9th, 19:10

O Dear Gonzi pn YOU KNOW WHAT >>>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5dNnxqv6zA

michael scicluna

Jan 9th, 19:09

Cert li qal hekk ghax jaqbillu u ma ghandux idea ta kif. Sempliciment jghid dak li jaqbel!

Charles Caruana Carabez

Jan 9th, 19:08

What pleasure could anyone derive from winning an election and becoming prime minister of a nation of congenital idiots, I just don't know.

Tonio Bugeja

Jan 9th, 19:08

MA NISTAX NEMMEN LIL-WIDNEJJA! Tonio fenech jghid li il-kontijiet ma jistghux jorhsu u li biex tghamel pipeline trid sentejn u li Joseph Muscat qed iwieghed fix-xejn.Mela bl-istess kejl...Joseph credibbli mela! Iktar ma tlablab fil-vojt qed turi il-kuluri tieghek.A drowning man clutches a a straw...
you can fool some of the people some of the time but you cannot fool all the people all the time!

*Joseph Brincat

Jan 9th, 19:07

GONZI PN IN PANIC

Andrew Grech

Jan 9th, 19:04

Don't worry by the time we get our promised reductions by PL we will probobly be voting again in a general election !!!

Andrew Grech

Jan 9th, 19:04

Don't worry by the time we get our promised reductions by PL we will probobly be voting again in a general election !!!

Robert Agius

Jan 9th, 19:04

too little, too late.

Noel Mifsud

Jan 9th, 19:01

Ma nafx ta illuminawni jekk dal bniedem kienx qal li se jivvota ghal qalbu li jghollew il kontijiet. Jekk iva ghax emmnuni ma nafx jekk hux qed nghix Malta, dan qalla lil Merkel li wara 4 snin b dawn il kontijiet farrak il familja issa irid inasqqashom. Dal bn iedem possiblu ghad hawn minn jemmnu ghax emmnuni nahseb li qed niggenen jien nara dawn l affarijiet.

Joseph Borg

Jan 9th, 19:01

So why were they so high, whilst GonziPN were enjoying a 500 euro increment? Ghafas lil maghakus!!

M Saliba

Jan 9th, 18:59

Gonzi has been conviced by Muscat. Yes we can!

Mr Joe Micallef

Jan 9th, 18:55

How to know who will vote PL? Ask them to give the meaning of commitment.

W. Cassar

Jan 9th, 18:55

Its all very nice that he is NOW committed to reducing the rates, he had the last 5 years to plan something.

All talk no action.... not impressed yet!

Daniel Galea

Jan 9th, 18:53

Muscat 's new power station proposal has 2 big concerns
1. the generation of electicity will be in the hands of a foreign company.So good bye to our Independence and Malta taghna lkoll
2. a big number of Enemalta emplyees will be made redundant by closing down Marsa power station , phase one of delimara power station and by operating only 40% of the BWSC power station.

Joanne Camilleri

Jan 9th, 18:53

what a nice U-turn Dr Gonzi!!

GL Calleja

Jan 9th, 18:52

Am I a CUC or are these politicians full of it? "the government was committed to reducing water and electricity bills." What is wrong with these people?What were they doing for the last five years or so?Ignoring us all? Now all of a sudden because there is a General Election Dr Gonzi and Dr Muscat have decided to look out for our welfare and are committed to reduce the water and electricity bills?

Aaron Cassar

Jan 9th, 18:48

Haddiehor ivvota bil-qalb biex joghlew il-kontijiet, il-poplu ser jivvota bil-qalb ghall-kontijiet orhos -

R Galea

Jan 9th, 18:48

Is this the same one who said: "It's impossible that PL can reduce electricity bills!"?

Mr Malcolm Abdilla

Jan 9th, 18:47

Thanks Dr. Gonzi for putting all the cheap efforts that Minister Tonio Fenech ad done yesterday, by contradicting yourself and your party for the amount of lies you've been telling to the public for the past years, NOW you woke up and realised that Electricity bills can be reduced?

Now you have to tell us, WHEN? HOW? AND THE EXACT AMOUNT?

Mr. Malcolm Abdilla
San Gwann

Armando D`amico

Jan 9th, 18:44

Funny how half of you only read the article title.

Mr Rupert Cefai

Jan 9th, 18:42

some lead, our prime minister follows

*Joseph Brincat

Jan 9th, 18:41

Gonzi: Government 'committed to reducing water and electricity bills'
( I doubt it for he is a layer ) Even if it is true the PL project is not from our taxes
but the Gonzi pn project is from our taxes that means more debit >>
GOD HELP US ALL

C Mallia

Jan 9th, 18:40

Dr Gonzi you just made me make up my mind who to vote for. Too late in the day to change track now.

Daniel Borg

Jan 9th, 18:39

Waqajt ac cajt iktar min alfred sant lol

N. Attard

Jan 9th, 18:34

Please hit me in my face.... I need to wake up....Tell me that I'm dreaming.....

zammit o

Jan 9th, 18:33

Unbelievable!!

Gonzi is panicked and finally he contradicted himself and admitted that energy bills can be reduced.

Now Gonzi should present his concrete proposal which explains when, how and by how much.

Lex Caesar

Jan 9th, 18:33

TOOOO LATTEEEEE!!!!!! Gonzi....

pat muscat

Jan 9th, 18:33

Dr Gonzi is trying to control the hemorrhage of PN votes going to Labour ? Its too late now !

Andrea Schembri

Jan 9th, 18:33

Grazzi Joseph ax bis-sahha tieghek jitla min jitla fil-gvern ha jkollu iwieghed li jrohhos id-dawl u l-ilma.
Ovjament nispera li titla int ax dawn lanqas jafu xinhuma jghidu u jghamlu. Wiehed jghid li gimmick liehor jghid li ha jrahhsu u min ihawwad u min igerfex. Kull min qal sal bierah li hu impossibli,issa li qrajt dan lartiklu wara li qal Gonzi ha jkollu jibla kollox.

Eve Axiaq

Jan 9th, 18:32

Fejn kien Gonzi f'dawn l-ahhar ghaxar snin? Kien hemm zmien bizzejjed biex jahseb ghal gas plant. Imma ghaliex ipprefera heavy fuel oil plant?

Pippo de Marco

Jan 9th, 18:31

Gonzi: Government 'committed to reducing water and electricity bills'

The PM has been 'Exploring' how to achieve this ... For the last ten years !

It's amazing what a public kick up the backside can deliver, as the PM is learning too late.

Carmel Zammit

Jan 9th, 18:30

GAS TO HEAVY FUEL OIL AND BACK TO GAS and our Taxes are squandered without any mercy. PL has been insisting on Gas from the start. It is only now that Dr. Gonzi made his U turn to acknowledge that gas would have been cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Seiing that the people are united behind PL's proposals he trys to make them his own.

Ethelbert Schembri

Jan 9th, 18:30

So now it can be done ? So GonziPN forgot about voting with heart so that the bills go up and now is coming out with this maybe someone could believe him. Now we want to ask; how will the PN do this ans what will it cost? Will it endanger the economy and Enemalta? When will the PN tell us all about this? Or they want us to just have blind faith in them after they proved themselves so incompetent!

Lawrence Fenech

Jan 9th, 18:29

Dal waqt tfaqqa, il-dawl ser jonqos 50 fil mija, l'ilma 25 fil mija, 7,000 ruh lesti ghal-Smart City, TaQali Village f'ghaxar tijiem ikun lest, il-White Rocks Village gimghatejn, u iz-zewg miljuni li tefghu filbut ser ipogguhom lura fil-kaxxa ta' Malta dan kollu izir fl'ewwel xahar fil-gvern. Ic-cucata hi li dawn kollha gimmicks. Wara dan kollu minn ser jemmen il-wieghediet tieghek Gonz u jafdak.

anthony borg

Jan 9th, 18:29

Dr Gonzi PN tajd mhux ha nemenk .. l-ewwel ivutajt bil qalb biex joghlew il kontijiet issa ghax gejja l'ellezjoni ha trahashom.. Parolli si Fatti no... Ghara twijadx li se terga taghti lura 500 euro zieda li hadt minn fuq dar il poplu malti u ghawdxi..

Gordon Farrugia

Jan 9th, 18:27

yea we can see the commitment over 25 years of governance in particular to gas, oil, fuel, water and electricity over the last decade!!!!!!!!! His commitment is really highlighted by the extra 2c he has committed to add to fuel in the last budget! As for flabbergasted he doesn't need to be - his best idea over the last decade was that of a heavy oil power station which has turned a total disaster

R. Saliba

Jan 9th, 18:27

Gonzi has been saying this since 2011-if not before. And the people here are saying that he woke up now! u le u le.


http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121112/local/new-gas-plant-inaugurated.445122
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110905/local/gas-firing-power-station-remains-government-aim-gonzi.383453

A. Mizzi

Jan 9th, 18:27

Jekk dan mhux GIMMICK . gimmick x'inhu?

ISSA "KOLLOX POSSIBLI" ilek tant tghid li ma tistax trahhas il-kontijiet u MPOSSIBLI LI JORHSU IL-KONTIJIET!

Ghax hareg il-proposti Joseph Muscat issa trid trahhas? Mela veru ta' Gonzi / Busuttil saru tal-CUT, COPY & PASTE!


Ammettija , Joseph Muscat ahjar minnek , mill Ministri u mill Konsulenti tieghek u bla l-finanzi tal-Gvern li ghandhekk int!

Andrew Cumbo

Jan 9th, 18:25

Ħa nivotta KONTRA BIL-QALB. Dan li għidtilna ftit ta snin ilu. Huwa dan li qegħdin jiftakkru ħafna nies illum. Mhux il- wegħdiet fiergħa li illek twiegħed qabel kull elezzjoni.

Mario Buhagiar

Jan 9th, 18:25

eee issa mhux gimmick jigifiri? U-turn!

Martin Saliba

Jan 9th, 18:24

Gonzi ha izid ti taxxi bxi mod jew iehor biex jaghmel tajjeb ghal rohs ghax hekk qal li irrid jamel il LP sakem ma kienx ed jigdeb .

Tonio Micallef

Jan 9th, 18:23

Dan bis-serjeta jew? Possibbli l-prim ministru Gonzi lest jitlef daqstant kredibilita? Jaf li zewg ministri tieghu illum qalu li li trohhos il-kontijiet hija gimmick u l-gimmick tal-millenium? Allura din ta' Gonzi xi tkun wara dawk is-snin kollha jghajjar lil Joseph Muscat irresponsabbli u li jhaffer hofra fil kaxxa ta' Malta? Inkredibbli imma vera!!!

C. Sammut

Jan 9th, 18:23

What are you waiting for?

George Cutajar

Jan 9th, 18:21

The PN has always been committed to reducing the utility bills but this must be done in A SUSTAINABLE MANNER. The interconnector is already a works in progress. The gas pipeline is a massive investment that will hopefully be financed to a large extent from EU funds. These two projects have been on table for quite some time so Labour's proposals are partly a cut and paste with a costly addition.

Noel Abela

Jan 9th, 18:21

Gonzi has been saying all along that tariffs cannot be reduced now becuase the election is so near he too is proposing to cut on these tariffs. Ahna ahna jew mahniex.

Doreen Attard

Jan 9th, 18:20

The lying strategy continues. How can this caretaker prim minister who has been defeated in Parliament over a money bill think he can be believed when he says his party is committed to decrease utility bills ? Only recently his government has been saying that these cannot be decreased. What happened all of a sudden ? Your credibility is no more.

Josephine Muscat

Jan 9th, 18:20

Kmieni qomt!!!!!

Noel Abela

Jan 9th, 18:20

These people are incredible what do they take us for........fools or idiots. GonziPn your time is up.

Raymond Micallef

Jan 9th, 18:20

Lanqas naf gimmick jew mhux gimmick!!!! Nahseb din l unika kelma li ha nisimghu matul il kampanja minn naha taghkom. Mhux ahjar ikun hemm kontro proposti forsi naraw fejn ser tippruvaw tehduna din id darba!!! Ghax id darba li ghaddiet hafna mill kliem fierah li ghidtu u ktibtu ma sarux,Ejja naghmlu kampanja professjonali forsi nitghallmu nkunu Civili u mhux nghajjru u nikritikaw.

Malcolm Farrugia

Jan 9th, 18:19

How can I believe Lawrence Gonzi when he has voted wholeheartedly against a reduction in the utility bills? How can I trust him when just a few months ago he said that it is impossible to reduce the tariffs? Would he still use heavy fuel oil to fire the power plant?

William Caligari

Jan 9th, 18:18

Issa veru li l-Agenda tal-pulitika Maltija tinsab ghand il partit Laburista!!!.

Anthony Mizzi

Jan 9th, 18:18

YOU MEAN Dr. Joseph Muscat in Government is 'committed to reducing water and electricity bills' !

You had your chance Dr. Gonzi , and when you had it you VOTED WITH ALL YOUR HEART, so the W & E tariffs are not reduced!

Joseph Attard

Jan 9th, 18:18

U b'kemm se jonqsu? Din ma tissejjahx gimmick?

Alex Falzon

Jan 9th, 18:17

Just remember well... that the PL promised that as soon as the PL is in government the tariff rates would decrease by X euro amount. Now the new proposal (which still needs to be funded and find a private investor) needs between 2 to 3 years minimum to build a new plant and implement new strategies for it.

So far not impressed as this project its not Specific, Measurable

silvio loporto

Jan 9th, 18:15

It"s time for Gonzi to decide'\
How come he now says that he will reduce the tariffs, when he and his ministers have been saying that thi is impossible and it will ruin the country?
I'm afraid you have reached the very bottom of credibility.

L. Zammit

Jan 9th, 18:14

Kif? Meta? Kemm? Lil Min? - Fejnhom l-istudji?

Paul@ Micallef

Jan 9th, 18:13

The Prime Minister says that the tariffs for the water and electricity can be reduced by doing the same thing the LP is proposing to do. Then the second in command of the PN Simon says that the PL plan is the "gimmick tas-seklu". What is this? A can do or a gimmick? Must be the effect of a panicky situation in the inner circles at Tal-Pieta.

T Mifsud

Jan 9th, 18:13

It is a fact that the PL needs the INTERCONNECTOR made by the PN to reduce the tarrifs. Without the interconnector, bye bye reductions!

V Caruana

Jan 9th, 18:11

Dr. gonzi is riding on a PANIC station to convert the power station. you would ONLY feed this to PN apoligista. Lejburisti and floaters are more open-minded. we've had enough.

Andrew Siad

Jan 9th, 18:11

"i think its tommorow"
lanqas jaf meta ha tkun il konferenza tieghu stess!!

Andrew Siad

Jan 9th, 18:08

min fejn ha ggib il flus issa?

John L Galea

Jan 9th, 18:08

OMG GOnzi you left us flabbergasted. Please tell us how, when and by how much you will reduce utility bills. Also please show us your calculations, documents, etc.

If the PL's proposals are not good according to the GOnziPN antiPL campaign and we have heard all sort of excuses and scaremongering statements, how come now you are saying that you want to do the same?

Futur imhawwad :)

Andrew Siad

Jan 9th, 18:07

basta qal li muscat jkun irresponsabli jekk jrohhos il kontijit tad dawl!!

effie stafrace

Jan 9th, 18:06

no comment.....this article has left me speechless

B. Farrugia

Jan 9th, 18:05

It is always good that Gonzi is now on Muscat`s side;
he is committed to lower the tarrifs, as envisioned by Muscat
this is news to me!!!!!!!!!!!!
pity he missed this opportunity these last years
Some would say this is a pre-election gimmick by Gonzi.
That is what persons without any argument are calling Muscat`s proposals.

R Abela

Jan 9th, 18:03

WHEN, HOW And BY HOW MUCH WILL YOU REDUCE W&e BILLS ?

Ronald Cauchi

Jan 9th, 18:03

So who's going to promise the most? Anything Joseph can promise Laurence will up the ante. Anyone for poker?

Mr Andrew Camilleri

Jan 9th, 18:02

This means they will have ships coming in and out instead of a fixed pipeline," he said. Dan bis-serjeta qed jitkellem? Dan jghid li hu prim ministru?

Demelsa Grech

Jan 9th, 18:02

Issa l-Prim Ministru se jtina spjegazzjoni ta' Kif? Meta? u Kemm?

Tony Borg

Jan 9th, 18:02

So he knows what the price of gas is going to be when the pipeline is ready......and according to the PN's energy document not in the coming legislature!!

A Cachia

Jan 9th, 18:02

Simon just said that it is impossible ......

George Pullicino just said it is a gimmick....

Michael Magri

Jan 9th, 18:02

Gonzi: Government 'committed to reducing water and electricity bills'

Now Mr Primer Minmister.!!! After all these years and when you have voted in Parlament, WITH ALL YOUR HEART, (`BIL-QALB`), in favour of such savage increases, and after you have put a lot of families and pensioners into a LOT of Financial Troubles..!!

I`m Sorry... FORGET IT PLEASE.. You CANNOT be trusted on this.

Matthew Mamo

Jan 9th, 18:00

If the government is so committed in reducing bills and converting to gas why didn't he build a gas plant instead of spending 157 million on a prototype plant powered by the most polluting fuel. You had 25 years which is more than enough, it's unacceptable that in 2012 we're still depending on the Marsa Power Station and with regular power cuts, not to mention the pollution.

Tarcisio Mifsud

Jan 9th, 18:00

Is this the same person who was telling people only last week that PL cannot reduce energy bills, otherwise the country would suffer huge deficit. How did he change his mind after the PL proposals? So the PL proposals were correct as even him is now promising such action. Too late and too little.

Charles Micallef

Jan 9th, 18:00

Gonzi: Government 'committed to reducing water and electricity bills....too little and far too late!'

Mr Alistaire Gill

Jan 9th, 18:00

Mela issa jistghu jorhsu il-prezzijiet? Taf li qed thawwadni prim.

Tony Borg

Jan 9th, 17:59

Eureka....so the bills CAN be reduced!!!!

Etienne Psaila

Jan 9th, 17:59

,,,u ddahhaqniex...issa trid trahhas il-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma...wara li hlibt il-pajjiz kollu...issa hu pacenzja oqghod hemm fl-oppozizzjoni...GAME OVER....

Anton Attard

Jan 9th, 17:58

Kemm? Meta? Kif ? - loool. This is becoming hilarious.

C Schembri

Jan 9th, 17:57

You just had 5 years chance to reduce these bills!!!

Charles Bugeja

Jan 9th, 17:57

n aqra too late nahseb!!!!

R. Borg

Jan 9th, 17:56

Copy and Paste. If you can't beat them join them. I always heared Gonzi telling us that it's impossible for reduction in electial bills, but now it is possible after all thanks to JM.

Mr J Xerri

Jan 9th, 17:56

So after all DR Gonzi is admitting that it is possible to reduce the electricity and water bills, but of course a Nationalist Government only can do this!!!!!!!

Ms Mari Bor

Jan 9th, 17:56

Now this is what I call a gimmick. He first votes wholeheartedly in favour of the increase, then he states that it's impossible to reduce the utility bills because of the oil price and now he is committing himself to reduce them.

Tarcisio Mifsud

Jan 9th, 17:54

Is this the same person who was telling us only few days ago that water and electricity bills cannot be reduced and labour in government would be creating a big deficit in the country's treasury. How different is his talking now? And he wants all documents. What a face? How do people still vote for people who have not principles is beyond me.

Victor Caruana

Jan 9th, 17:53

Dan ma kienx qal li l-kontijiet ma jistghux jonqsu? Ma kitibx lill-UE li jekk jerga jitla ser jgholli l-kontijiet? Dazgur, imma l-aqwa li nippruvaw inwaqqghu dak li jghid il-PL hux sur PM? Imbaghad jippretendu li huma kredibbli u jitkellmu fuq il-gimmicks. U halluna ghax il-poplu mhux mazzun.

Carl Zammit

Jan 9th, 17:53

sal bierah stess tonio fenech qal li impossibli jorhsu il kontijiet tad dawl ..... haduha drawwa jikkontradixxu lil xulxin qisu !!!

*Joseph Brincat

Jan 9th, 17:53

Gonzi: Government 'committed to reducing water and electricity bills'
HA HA HI CAN WE TRUST GONZI PN AGAIN ????? NO CREDIBILITY > HE > LIES > A > LOT

Andrew Cumbo

Jan 9th, 17:52

Tgħid mhux ħa nemmnek issa, mela insejt x'kont għidt fil- Parlament li kont ħa tivvota KONTRA BIL-QALB. Imma kemm taħseb li għandna memorja qasira Sur Prim MInistru.

Anthony Paris

Jan 9th, 17:51

We are more flabbergasted than he is. For five years of Gonzi's administration water, gas and electricity rates went up irrespective of what the price of oil did. Now he tells us he is committed to reduce rates. Listening to Konrad Mizzi and Tonio Fenech talk about energy production, I can see why we are in a mess.

Alfred Vassallo

Jan 9th, 17:51

Sooooo now the pn are saying that the are committed to reducing water and electricity bills. Who in the world is going to believe them...they are so desperate that they are clawing at anything to keep the Klikka going.

Well I guess one can expect any kind of GIMMICKS from a fallen & worthless government.

*Joseph Brincat

Jan 9th, 17:50

The PN, he said, would publish its own reports and details in the coming days
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE ONLY PROPOSALS FROM THE PN IS

STUDYING AND MORE STUDYING AND DEBIT AND MORE DEBIT
GOD HELP AS ALL

Mario Buhagiar

Jan 9th, 17:49

when? on the eve of the election? now THAT is a gimmick!

Martin Saliba

Jan 9th, 17:49

Bir rispett kollu sur prim ministru imma jien QATT ma smajtlill HADD mil PN jijid li xi darba ha trahsu il kontijiet . Jista xi hadd ipoggi xi link li jixed dan ?

Ms Mari Bor

Jan 9th, 17:49

Now this is what I call a gimmick. He first votes wholeheartedly in favour of the increase, then he states that it's impossible to reduce the utility bills because of the oil price and now he is committing himself to reduce them.

Eddy Privitera

Jan 9th, 17:48

Once you have been asking Dr. Muscat to tell you "When", "How" and "By how much" will the PL be reducing W&E tariifs, will you now also tell us WHEN, HOW And BY HOW MUCH WILL YOU REDUCE W&e BILLS ???

carlos ellul

Jan 9th, 17:48

The Gonzipn should lead by example and publish all the details regarding the BWSC deal

R Axisa

Jan 9th, 17:48

wara li vvutajt bil-qalb biex joghlew??? too late biex nemmnuk! Din zgur gimmick!

Anthony Paris

Jan 9th, 17:46

Gonzi is twisting facts. Nobody was against the Delimara extension. However the majority of people were against the use of Heavy Fuel Oil. If the PN in government had a plan to reduce electricity rates why didn't they tell us about it? How come even the EU told them that they would have to increase utility rates?

Andrew Siad

Jan 9th, 17:44

u turn qawwija!!!

Eddy Privitera

Jan 9th, 17:43

Ha Ha Ha ! Dr. Gonzi continues to confirm that he has been fooling voters for all the time he was rubbishing the PL's plans to reduce W&E tariffs !

Paul Sammut

Jan 9th, 17:42

BONGU ISSA HA HA DIN VERA GIMMICK

A Abela

Jan 9th, 17:42

Mela issa jista jitnaqqas il kont tad dawl? Imma x jahsbu li huma in nies imbecilli?

C Busuttil

Jan 9th, 17:42

How can I believe you Dr. Gonzi, you gave yourself a salary increase behind our backs. I am sorry that day you lost my thrust and my vote. However rest assured I will not vote labour although I doubt they could do worse than this awful government you led.

You had five years to switch from oil to gas you didn't now on the eve of the election you want me to believe you? Hallina tridx

S Farrugia

Jan 9th, 17:41

He's taking us for another ride! Did he seriously think that we forget how he voted "kontra u bil-qalb' the motion to reduce electricity bills!

Abe Sammut

Jan 9th, 17:41

Mela issa jista jnaqqas id dawl u l-ilma? ilu jghajjat u jghajjar ma tistax tnaqqashom u minfejn ha iggibom il flus u jekk tnaqqas in nies izjed jahlu. Ghalfejn tal bwsc ghamila heavy fuel oil mela? Ma niflahx nara iktar.

Shawn Grixti

Jan 9th, 17:41

I think Lawrence had 25 years time to reduce the water and electricity bills. Now at the end of the term he wants to make promises? After many families suffering due to these high bills and consequences of high cost of living due to these high bills?
A bit too late in my books. Sorry my vote won't go to GonziPN, he had 25 years to rectify the problem.

Warren Griscti

Jan 9th, 17:40

Da bis - serjeta? Issa ha jrahhsu wara li Joseph Muscat qal li ha jorhos. Ma qalx li "gimmick" ? Mela issa jista jorhos vera ? Qas jaf xinu jamel.

Joe Muscat

Jan 9th, 17:39

PANIC!!!!!!!!...Too late GonziPN........

Jeffrey Mallia

Jan 9th, 17:39

committed to reducing water and electricity bills'...............sorry dear prime minister, but I dont believe your lies....

Paul Caruana

Jan 9th, 17:39

Well that is really nice of him, but did he really have to wait to the day after the leader of the opposition press conference, before he came up with this somewhat vague promise?