Updated: Muscat challenges Gonzi to publish accounts
Lists party's proposals for Gozo
Muscat challenges Gonzi to publish accounts. Video: Jason Borg
Labour leader Joseph Muscat this morning challenged Prime Minsiter Lawrence Gonzi to publish the Nationalist Party’s financial accounts since he became Prime Minister, including for the last election.
Replying to questions following a news conference at the Xaghra Belvedere this morning, Dr Muscat said the PL always published its annual financial accounts because it had nothing to hide.
It would also have no difficulty with a law which would prohibit those found guilty of corruption from contesting office.
Referring to claims by the Prime Minister following the Anglu Farrugia interview with The Sunday Times that the fourth floor where Labour was meeting businessmen and contractors had been exposed, Dr Muscat said his office was on the third and not on the fourth floor.
He said he met everyone and did not have a hidden agenda and no contractor had given the party a €350,000 donation.
A claim that Malta Fairs and Convention Centre had approved a budget of €350,000 for the Nationalist Party’s electoral campaign, was denied both by the MFCC and the PN.
Dr Muscat said Dr Gonzi lacked credibility when it came to matters of party financing because he was responsible for the country not having a party financing act.
PROPOSALS FOR GOZO
On the party’s proposals for Gozo, Dr Muscat said the Labour Party would build a small cruise liner terminal in Gozo, possibly in Mgarr but other options would also be considered, as long as this would not involve virgin land.
He said the PL was against the proposed project for Hondoq ir-Rummien.
Other proposals would include a tax credit on an investment of €50,000 or 25 per cent - to be used over a four-year period, for start-ups in Gozo.
Another proposal is to give back to companies employing new workers on at least a three-year contract, a €5,000 wage refund for each of the new workers.
A PL government would also use EU mechanisms for the Commission to assess economic disparities between Malta and Gozo in detail to enable Gozo to tap further into EU regional funds.
Labour would also work to attract international educational institutions to open up centres of excellence in Gozo, including a medical school at Gozo Hospital.
It would introduce a public service obligation to create a link between Gozo and the Valletta area as well as continue to look into the creation of a permanent link between the two islands.
Labour would introduce cheaper ferry rates for those who spent a minimum period of time in Gozo, it would give the Gozo courts its own judge so that more cases would be heard in Gozo and more public service back office functions would be transferred to Gozo.
There would be a push to get as many university courses as possible also available in Gozo and a person representing Gozo would be sent to Dar Malta in Brussels.
Dr Muscat then visited the family-run Debono printing press in Xewkija. Following a tour of the press, he said the business would benefit from a Family Business Act the PL was proposing. The act would make it easier - and cheaper - for family businesses to transfer ownership from one generation to another.
He then went on a tour of Dar Emmaus in Victoria. The building, which will open in four months' time, will be Gozo's first purpose-built shelter for victims of domestic violence.
Mgr Joe Vella Gauci, who chairs the Shelter and Hope Foundation, which is building the home, said the foundation was starved for funds.
"We're just a handful of people. We've received funds from the Community Chest Fund and the Tumas Group, but other than that we're on our own," he said.
Foundation director Fr Michael Xuereb said the foundation had tried - unsuccessfully- to tap the Good Causes fund, and it was still waiting for a tax refund it had applied for two years ago.
Dr Muscat said he was convinced both parties would help initiatives such as Dar Emmaus, noting that "violence does not make you a man".
He said there was scope for incentivising donations to voluntary organisations through tax exemptions, although he made it clear any exemption could not be a blanket one.
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Victor Mallia
Feb 6th, 07:39
Din l-ghira kolla ghal kampanja effetiva u pulita tal-pl ma nistax nifima. Jien nemmen li din hija effetiva ghax jidher car li hemm l-GHAQAL fit-tmexxija tar-risorsi. U jekk dan l-ahhar snin il-pl dejjem zied fil-gbir huwa wkoll grazzi ghal eluf ta Maltin li ddejqu min dan il-gvern ta gonzi pn. Issa jekk il-PL qed juri ghaqal kbir fil-kampanja ahseb u ara x'se jaghmel fit tmexxija ta pajjizna.
C Galea
Feb 5th, 21:19
the PL was against the proposed project for Hondoq ir-Rummien.
Dr Muscat can you please go an extra step and put a protection order on Hondoq to give us a piece of mind once and for all .We will certainly appreciate if this will happen
Peter Simpson
Feb 5th, 17:41
History repeats itself?. Who remembers the architect Poulson who built the one and a half million Gozo hospital in the 60's ? Poulson was imprisoned for 7 years for bribing politicians and in connection with the awards of building contracts in British colonies.
Edward Mallia
Feb 5th, 16:18
@ J. Martinelli
DPSE and Sicily IC in preferred scheme will take the bulk of the demand, old Delimara to provide 10% - 25% and in case of IC breakdown up to ~65%. Cost of pipe vs cost of LNG + gas turbine instead of steam (these have to be converted to gas anyway) works out about the same. Steam will not cover DPSE in gas conversion layoff; a 150-180MW CCGT will. Simple enough for party hacks?
J Martinelli
Feb 6th, 00:55
Ah yes, Mr Mallia but there are two things you have to consider: 1 The probability factor of the IC failing and 2: the cost of pipeline, partly underwritten by the EU whereas Joseph's proposal is wholly underwritten by the 'investor' and the govt. So the cost is not 'approximately the same' - far from it.
The conversion of the DPS+E is approx 80 million, about the same as building 1 gas tanker!
Antonio Pace
Feb 5th, 16:08
Will Muscat publish the MLP's campaign expenses and where it got the money to finance it from?
G Caruana
Feb 5th, 16:33
Ma tarax MLP are going to publish anything, ma tafx li dak mhux fl'interess tal poplu,
Bhal mhux fl'interess tal poplu li Anglu kixfu wahda sew.
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 5th, 16:44
There are so much people fed up with the PN in power that money is pouring heavily in Hamrun every day by people from every walks of life. They are fed fed fed fed fed up with GONZI & CO. Are you not?
Wally Vella-Zarb
Feb 5th, 16:56
Has the PN ever published any expenses?
Eddy Privitera
Feb 5th, 17:10
Antonio Pace. The PL ALWYS publishes its accounts. You should ask GonziPN to do likewise. And also explain what they mean by saying that the money coming from Zaren Vassallo is in exchange for services given to Zaren - barter agreement ! WHAT SERVICES ??? THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION WHICH GONZI WILL NEVER ANSWER !
marius mifsud
Feb 6th, 12:57
the pl publishes its account every year. so inform yourself please
joanne pace
Feb 5th, 15:47
Its worrying they haven't even published their electoral manifesto, it seems the Labour party are so sure of winning.
M BUHAGIAR
Feb 5th, 16:43
You can surely wait till tomorrow dear .!
If you ever bothered following , since the beginning of the campaign we have been flooded from the PL with more than 100 proposals .
Today was Gozo's turn to benefit from the Roadmap that the PL has set
J Mifsud
Feb 5th, 17:21
Actually Joanne they already mentioned various proposals int he last weeks. The worry now for you would be that as from tomorrow you will need to find another argument since PL will be publishing the manifesto.
R. De Giorgo
Feb 5th, 15:26
Glad to hear that the Labour Party is against the project for Hondoq ir-Rummien....Well Done Dr.Joseph Muscat.....MALTA u GHAWDEX TAGHNA LKOLL ....Bil-FATTI.
G Caruana
Feb 5th, 15:51
Were you also glad that Labour wanted to remove VAT & failed miserably....Bil-FATTI
Noel Borg
Feb 5th, 15:21
@ K. Vella, Għaliex taħseb hekk? Jaqaw diġà nsejt x'gara lill-JPO, Mugliett u Debono? Il-aħwa x'ipprocresija. Bl-istess ragunament tieghek mela, kemm huwa assasinju akbar dak tal-Partit Nazzjonalista.
Il-maskla ta' Gonzi diga waqet kemm il-darba, iżda dan jerġa jilbisha ...
Joe Grech
Feb 5th, 15:10
The P.L. under Joseph Muscat, will give Gozo back to the people of Gozo and work for its well-being as it has been abandoned for far too long!
Political clientelism and other injustices will be stamped out.
All Gozitans will once again be considered equals. Corruption, so rampant throughout present society under Lawrence Gonzi needs to be stamped out.
G Caruana
Feb 5th, 15:40
PL under Muscat
MLP under Sant
Partit tal haddiema under KMB
Partit socjalista under Mintoff
Four leaders, four names, four disasters.
Desmond Tanti
Feb 5th, 23:26
Get your facts right Caruana, u qabel tparla kun af il Fatti.
PL under Muscat
MLP under AS
MLP under KMB
MLP under DM
Partit socjalista ma ezizta qatt flistorja tal politika maltija.
Partit tal-haddiema/Malta Worker's Party was Boffa's party after splitting with Mintoff!
Kun af il fatti qabel tparla habib.
S Sammut
Feb 5th, 15:02
How about the Power station workings Joseph?
G Caruana
Feb 5th, 16:08
What power station workings? Muscat tied his reputation to have it completed & functioning in 24 months.
So basically the workings are that at 1 minute past 2 years he'll have to resign.
Have you seen Konrad around lately?
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 5th, 16:22
So you accepted the workings put farward by Minister Fenech of 600Million but not those of Joseph Muscat for 365Million. Just look at every project undertaken under this Government with projects costing around 50 to 100% more that the real estimate because of mismanagement. No wonder that the minister's men arrived at 600million.
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 5th, 16:28
@ G Caruana. Yes Konrad Mizzi was on TV yesterday again explaining how things will be done once the PL is in government.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 5th, 17:15
G. Caruana: I saw Konrad recently on the program 'Reporter' waiting for Tonio Fenech to turn up for a debate between them. But Tonio Fenech NEVER turned up ! Have you any idea where he went hiding ????
K. Vella
Feb 5th, 14:44
Malta TAGHNA Lkoll!!!!
L-għada li Anġlu Farrugia ddeskriva t-tkeċċija minn Joseph Muscat mill-Malta Labour Party bħala assassinju politiku, Muscat qal li l-Labour Party huwa moviment ta' kulħadd, u enfazizza li ma tistax taqta' lil xi nies 'il barra għax inkella tkun qed tikkontradixxi l-kunċett ta' Malta Tagħna Lkoll.
Il-maskla ta MUSCAT qed taqa.
Joe Grech
Feb 5th, 15:36
@K. Vella - ma naqbilx mieghek habib!
1. Anglu Farrugia ikkummenta kif ried u mhux skond il-fatti. Ma ammettix li HU kien zbalja bl-ikrah.
2. J. Muscat mexa ta' ragel - kien hemm il-bzonn li Farrugia jitnehha - xi haga li Lawrence Gonzi QATT ma kien jaghmilha - ghax hu dejjem naqas li jpoggi l-ewwel l-Interess Nazzjonali - u kien ghalhekk li Gonzi QATT ma nehha Ministri li zbaljaw.
Gordon Swain
Feb 5th, 15:42
jahasra hawneekk tibqghu taqaw ghac cajt, qatt ma keccih mil-partit laburista imma nehhih min debuty leader. min naha l-ohra iwa Gonzi kecca lil mugliett lil herman schaivone, lil franco debono u lil JPO. nahseb li ghal dawn trid tirreferi bhala tkeccija mil-partit hux
Wally Vella-Zarb
Feb 5th, 16:15
K.Vella, mhux minnu li Anglu Farrugia tkecca mill-Partit Laburista. Tnehha mill-kariga ta' Deputat Mexxej. Fil-fehma tieghi missu tnehha ferm qabel. Sfortunatament hafna nies jahsbu li ghax wiehed ikun bahbuh u popolari dan ifisser li ser ikun ukoll politiku tajjeb, li mhux il-kaz.
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 5th, 16:39
Joseph Muscat from opposition proved that if someone does not deliver, he will be removed after all they (politicians) are there managing are livelyhood.We where used to that happening in the private sector but not in goverment entities.
Joe Grech
Feb 5th, 14:42
Lawrence Gonzi and Simon Busuttil stop ignoring the public's demand that you should publish your Party's Financial Accounts!
Why do you keep acting in this manner? Where's your Transparency? You are being seen as undependable and possibly even worse by your inaction on this issue!
How can voters put their trust in you?
G Caruana
Feb 5th, 15:30
Voters & Laburisti are two completely different opinions.
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 15:41
I may be wrong, and I hope I am, but was it not the LP who year after year paid a 'penalty' in lieu of publishing their financial statements as required by law?
Can someone IN THE KNOW clarify, please?
No guesses, excuses and ifs or buts.
Was it not the LP who for years owed huge amounts for electricity and water? Have those bills been paid?
Have the thousands in libel fines been duly paid?
Eddy Privitera
Feb 5th, 17:18
J. Martinelli; Have you ever asked the same questions to your own party ??? Did you know that GonziPN had €1,3000,000 DEBT with Zaren Vassallo ? Just ONE company. Only God knows how much more debt it has with government and other companies !
Joe Grech
Feb 5th, 14:38
Dr. Joseph Muscat is the one who wants to defend the environmet as he spoke out in no uncertain terms about the Hondoq ir-Rummien obscenity.
Lawrence Gonzi is the friend of the Speculators from whom his Party gets a lot of money. When he was Minister for MEPA Lawrence Gonzi failed to pass through a serious Reform for Mepa. He had his hands tied by his NEED to put Speculators first!
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 15:06
Dr Gonzi never went on secret trips to Dubai or took a private jet with a number of 'unknowns' plus a mysterious man, escorted by a member of the police force, for a trip to Libya. Joseph did.
BTW what happened to that investigation about the 'man and his escort'? Does anyone know?
Joseph's statement about il-Hondoq is as 'uncertain' as his election programme which is still unpublished..
Joe Grech
Feb 5th, 15:20
J. Martinelli, readers will decide who of us presented hard facts and who just invented Political Hogwash - your very own speciality!
You refer to J. Muscaat's clear cut statement on Hondoq as 'uncertain' and you do so for no real reason but prejudice and deceit - again your very well known trademarks.
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 16:04
Joe Grech name ONE instance when I wrote anything but fact. Truth is a pill which the LP & elves refuse to swallow. There is no malice in pointing out the truth, is there? But truth hurts sometimes. Is it not true that the Dubai trip was done in secrecy? Is it not true that Joseph & friends jetted to Libya along with a mystery man?
Joseph's aim is to get elected not tell the truth about Hondoq.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 5th, 17:20
J.Martinelli: You are reading too much IN-Nazzjon ! It is having a very bad effect on your reasoning and assumptions !
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 14:36
So, Muscat has 600 million to burn for a power station we don't need but not a similar or lesser amount to build a tunnel or bridge from Malta to Gozo? Has some 'economist' recommended that nothing of the sort should be spent on Gozo since the 600 million are already earmarked for the PS ?
Gozo is Labour's backwater. Labour has never done anything for Gozitans and has drawn yet another blank.
Joe Grech
Feb 5th, 14:57
@J Martinelli - how can you be so irresponsible as to say that Malta does not need a new Power Station. The Gozitans are intelligent enough to see through Lawrence Gonzi's deceit. They will not trust him in power again as he just promises but does not deliver; he wrecks the environment and puts Speculators before the people.
It is time for change and Labour WILL deliver, rest assured!
Edward Mallia
Feb 5th, 15:12
Working the old adage that 'a lie repeated often enough will eventually be believed', I see. The €600m is Fenech's Folly not Muscat's PS, & the PS we don't need is the HFO-burning old Delimara, without even a simple muslin bag as filter. If that (120MW of ageing steam turbine) is removed then a 200MW replacement is about right. I would go for less (150MW) & put more demand on Sicily IC.
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 15:18
Obviously you've only heard Joseph's story, you ignore the fact that the inter-connector will come live in a year's time and that peak consumption will be covered by the extension plus inter-connector even after Marsa PS shuts down.
Obviously you aren't bothered at all by the 600 million debt dumped on Enemalta - because Joseph says so and in total disregard to safety.
Too dense to understand?
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 5th, 15:25
I was wondering if you live in Malta or not.The power station project will cost 365 millions and yes by 2020 we will need to built another power plant to replace the old delimara units.As for Gozo the PN was in power for the last 25 years and the Gozitans are not so happy with the situation they are going through. They are sick & fed up with broken promises from the PN.
Darren Mercieca
Feb 5th, 15:26
@J Martinelli. ohhhh Labour has never done anything for Gozitans? And I think you are of the Idea that Gonzi really went out of his way for us Gozitans. Why don't you go over the 28 promises (with regards to Gozo) that Gonzi made in the Electoral Programme of 2008 and count how many promises were fulfilled. I assure you one hand will be enough to count the completed promises.
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 15:28
E Mallia stop writing nonsense like 'old Delimara, without even a simple muslin bag as filter'.
How do you account that emissions monitored locally are consistently within or better than EU's standards, if the PS had no filtering system? Will you only start believing the readings if Joseph becomes PM?
Do you prefer two massive bombs to the present PS + Ext which will convert to gas by pipeline?
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 15:51
No, Darren Mercieca, how about YOU list all that the Socialist govts ever did for the Gozitans.
The 'link' your Joseph talks about is another boat which will be useless for businesses in Gozo transferring their goods without much delay & expense. It's Labour's way of 'Traqqa l-pannu bil-qar'ahmar'.
Labour never had, don't have now & never will have a vision which goes past the tip of their noses.
Eddy Privitera
Feb 5th, 17:23
Martinelli; If you try to cross swords, as they say, with Edward Mallia, you will end up making a fool of yourself !
Don't keep repeating inventions made by Tonio Fenech. And the capital will be coming from the private company which will be selected !
Peter Simpson
Feb 5th, 14:23
A small cruise liner terminal would be add value to Gozo's natural maritime vocation. This would surely help shops, taxi drivers, and heritage sites.
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 14:22
Why hasn't the PL published election expenses ever and now wants the NP who, by the way, already said it would (but not names for privacy of donors) to publish theirs including the last election?
Joseph could start by answering questions on what Dr. Farrugia stated regarding the MLP being too cozy with big business.
Joseph announced his Gozo plans. Where is the link between Malta & Gozo?
Darren Mercieca
Feb 5th, 15:33
I don't think you read it, Here it is : It would introduce a public service obligation to create a link between Gozo and the Valletta area as well as continue to look into the creation of a permanent link between the two islands
Joseph Aquilina
Feb 5th, 16:08
Again Mr. Martinelli you understood nothing. It's all about priorities. A cruise liner terminal would bring money to all the business comunity in Gozo. you see more money means more jobs. The tunnel is important for Gozo but Business (money) in more important. PRIORITIES.
priscilla ciangura
Feb 5th, 14:17
I'm glad PL's opposition to the Hondoq project was reiterated....that place is such a gem!
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 5th, 14:16
So far GonziPN has failed to accept any challenge, the normal replies : I do not know, I have not been informed, I do not have the right figures, reples will be given later.
Joe Busuttil
Feb 5th, 14:07
@ all PLers.-----I wonder why you keep arguing with PN apologists. There are only a few days left till the election and you should save your energies for celebrating after the results come out. Gonzipn is doing a good job in ensuring that the "haem'orrhage " is kept flowing from the party. In fact he is great at it.
D Caruana
Feb 5th, 14:03
All Qala Residents should thank Dr Joseph Muscat for such an extroardinary decision, that he is against the Project. All Qala Residents should Vote PL in this general election and thank Vice Mayor Mr Paul Buttigieg for his excellence work and dedication towards his Village of Qala. This decision is a big respect to Qala residents. A national Park is a very good idea.
Simon Scerri
Feb 5th, 13:53
Ahjar milli mohu fic-challenges, johrog b'xi proposta denja!!
Victor Calleja
Feb 5th, 14:36
Mela qieghed fis shab siehbi?
Joe Tabone
Feb 5th, 13:14
If i remember correctly Clyde Puli (PN) invited Toni Abela (LABOUR) to publish the PL campaign financing just as the PN would do. He (PL) obviously refused!?!
LABOUR = NO credibility!
James Grech
Feb 5th, 12:55
Moving targets and promising, yet again, that the budget will be a balanced one in 3 yrs time, is Gonzi's game. This is synonymous to a party that truly thought that money was no problem when we started forming part of the EU, but did not realise that this meant becoming more organised, more competitive, more transparent, accountable and most importantly off all, Malta needed better management.
James Tyrrell
Feb 5th, 12:53
"He said the PL was against the proposed project for Hondoq ir-Rummien."
These are the words the people of Qala and everyone else who loves Hondoq have been waiting to hear. Now can I suggest that you go one step further once in office and put a protection order on the area so that these crazy ideas of development there can be stopped once and for all?
Paul Meilak
Feb 5th, 13:23
He said that he WAS. James I have a strong feeling that now he is in favour.
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 5th, 14:19
@James.
Hondoq ir-Rummien has long been on Gonzi's mind it's a matter of time until the right contractor comes forward and a hotel and private Spa will take away the Gozitans young and old their favourite swimming venue.Ofcourse everything is kept quiet till after the elections not to miss out on votes.
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 15:34
Lawrence Fenech, the 'right contractor' has been in place for a long time and if I am not mistaken had his plans changed two or three times and yet he has not received approval.
Maybe it will be one of Joseph's 'controversial projects he will approve for the sake of jobs'?
Splitting MEPA would perhaps make it easier? To heck with ODZs and EIAs. Labour heeds neither, if Joseph says so.
anthony sultana
Feb 5th, 12:51
If you want the PL&PN party which have the same ideology to fully respect us, and be honest with every body, you must put some kind of fear in them of loosing votes to a third party.A vote for a third party will bring both big parties ,to full Democratic country,with respect to every one, from a to z.Just blackmail them with your vote.2013 and we are going backwords on certain things,like courts.
C Galea
Feb 5th, 12:45
A sign of relief that Dr Muscat is against the development at Hondoq ir Rummien .
Pl please spell it out that PL is totally against any development of Villas(Bungallows) Flats or Hotels etc. Everyone wants Hondoq to be turned as a national Park ''
Do leave in the hands of PL Vice Mayor Paul Buttigieg as he has worked day and night to save Hondoq .He truly deserves all the credit.
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 14:57
His statement that he 'is against development at Hondoq ir-Rummien' flies in the face of his other statement that he is be ready, "to approve controversial developments for the sake of creating jobs..."
Which statement is one to believe, the former or the latter?
It depends whether he is elected PM or whether he yaps from the well worn seats of the Opposition.
Mal-Labour qatt ma taf fejn int.
Wally Vella-Zarb
Feb 5th, 15:42
It depends upon whether one is living in Gozo or is merely yapping from the far flung frozen fields of Canada. BTW, do they play with fireworks there?
J Martinelli
Feb 6th, 01:07
Wally, if you have anything to say, say it but I will give you the same advice I gave one lady, not too long ago and thankfully (for her) she took my advice. You know what I am talking about so unless you have anything sensible to say, cut it out. You must be another one of the same clan.
Discussing and arguing politics is one thing but inventing stuff is another, so I repeat - cut it out.
J.C. Borg
Feb 5th, 12:45
Tghallimt li dak li jghajruk bih il-PL ikollhom huma. Dan isir biex meta jinqabdu jghidulek "Mhux anke inti taghmel hekk?"
Ezempju car hu li huma jghajru lil PN li huma hbieb tan-negozjanti, issa sirna nafu - min gewwa - kemm il-PL huma hbieb tan-negozjanti. Din ohra li qed jghidu lil-PN biex ixandru l-accounts, naturalment ghax huma ghandhom x'jahbu fl'accounts taghhom. Nistennew u naraw.
Wally Vella-Zarb
Feb 5th, 13:22
J.C.Borg, kieku qrajt - u fhimt - x'hemm miktub hawn fuq kont tkun taf li il-PL jippublika regolarment l-accounts tieghu. Min ghandu x'jahbi ma jippublikax u mhux min jippublika. Issa fhimt?
Eddy Privitera
Feb 5th, 12:41
K. Vella. If you are seeing "substance, logic and tangible policies" when Dr. Gonzi has failed in ALL his financial projections. And admitted that he failed to implement a number of electoral promises during the last legislature, I wonder where you have seen, for example, the " logic" of building a new parliament, the bridge to nowhere, and then leaving thousands of patients in corridors of MD !
twanny borg
Feb 5th, 13:17
@Eddy- Il-bini tal-parlament kien investiment bzonnjuz ghal belt europea u ghal holqien ta' xoghol fil-kostruzzjoni f'mument fejn ix-xoghol tal-bini huwa kajman minhabba diversi fatturi. Skont int allura ma jsir xejn ghax dejjem issib xi prijoritajiet. Irragunar tieghek bhal meta l-pl kien fil-gvern computer, telephone, ajruport u elf haga ohra ma jsirux ghax naghddu minghajhom. Dak ragunar!!!
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 5th, 14:23
@Eddy.
Right. It had to be a Nationalist Government to once again ruin the entrance to Vallletta with a half baked Theatre (putting aside all local architects) and a skyhigh pigeon hole building for 55 people. And ofcourse a waste of millions of the taxpayers money.
J Martinelli
Feb 5th, 14:46
Are you now an economist as well, Eddy?
Or are you taking the word of Edward (get one right) Scicluna or the other 'economist' Joseph (Economics 101) Muscat?
Surely with your knowledge you can point out where Dr Gonzi failed in his projections but not Joseph's to slam Malta's economy against a concrete wall by spending 600 million needlessly?
Labour will treat Gozitans like 2nd class citizens.
G Caruana
Feb 5th, 12:39
As if laburisti are interested in pn's accounts, they're just side-tracking to save the embarrassment of a missing Konrad (tal gass) & his 600 million power station joke. Labour will fall in no time.
Being ashamed of your logos,flags,colors, name & avoiding Anglu's accusations is all the proof people need.
D Axisa
Feb 5th, 12:39
Dr.Gonzi was reported to have said that the PN will publish all this years election costs. This is fine but he should publish expenses for past elections and also the PN financial reports. All this about party finances because the PN has lost support from A LOT of people. That jus shows that JM has truly managed to change the way of doing politics.
James Grech
Feb 5th, 12:38
We are heading for some tough times.....
I must admit this time round PN are not prepared for the Electoral Campaign and they seem fatigued.
All I am seeing is cliches, good I must say excellent branding but here we are dealing with Malta's future. PN is missing the plot, there is no substance, no logic or tangible policies.
I hope the Maltese are mature enough to see all this.
Mr Gabriel Cassar-Torregiani
Feb 5th, 13:28
K.Vella agrees with you to the letter.
Edgar Gambin
Feb 5th, 12:35
Copycat.
Matthew Grima
Feb 5th, 12:34
"Publish your accounts please"
"Publish yours first"
"No you first"
And so on, and the gullible smile at one and frown upon the other.
daniel farrugia
Feb 5th, 13:18
PL already publish their accounts !
K. Vella
Feb 5th, 12:29
We are heading for some tough times.....
I must admit this time round Labour are well prepared for the Electoral Campaign but not yet ready to govern....
All I am seeing is cliches, good I must say excellent branding but here we are dealing with Malta's future. Labour is missing the plot, there is no substance, no logic or tangible policies.
I hope the Maltese are mature enough to see all this.
Noel Borg
Feb 5th, 12:46
Mr Vella, does your comment mean that the Nationalist Party is not yet well prepared for the electoral campaign and ergo is lagging behind when it comes to governing? Are you sure that LP is missing the plot? Frankly, I see Dr Gonzi and his Party in total disarray. How can someone trust the Nationalist Party when everyone knows that PN has lost it's substance & logic? Trust me, Maltese are mature
Lawrence Fenech
Feb 5th, 14:25
@Vella.
With 14 points ahead I thing the electorate is prepared to let Joseph Muscat and his well organised force to take over the governance of these Islands. Gonzi can keep Filfla in rememberance.
Gorg Sciberras
Feb 5th, 12:22
He cannot be serious about a medical school in Gozo!
Joe Tabone
Feb 5th, 12:29
Serious no, but a good GIMMICK!!
John Cachia
Feb 5th, 12:34
He is serious unfortunately- delusional like his predecessors...
Daniel Zarb
Feb 5th, 12:47
If you know anything about the medical course you would know that if there are the necessary human resources, this is feasible FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS of medical school. Students only need to visit the anatomy lab once a week, which would enable them to still live in Gozo for 2 more years.. For the last 3 years of the medical course, it would be obviously better to be in MDH for clinical purposes.
J Mifsud
Feb 5th, 12:55
Why not? Why it can be done in Malta and not in Gozo?
Gorg Sciberras
Feb 5th, 15:42
Zarb and Mifsud: I know what I am talking about as I am a medical doctor. Of course you could have the first two years in Gozo, but does it make sense? How many Gozitan medics are we going to produce? Also the report talks about a medical school, not just the first two years.
Michael Frendo
Feb 5th, 12:12
Who ever wants the cost of the pl's campaign only need to wait for the publishing of the accounts which the PL has already done for past years. In contrast nobody ever had the chance to look into the pn financing! The pn arrogance has no limits, blaming pl for something they excel!
John Cachia
Feb 5th, 12:05
JM is unbelievably arrogant! How about you start answering questions regarding AF instead of hiding out, diverting attention to other issues, or simply not commenting?
The accounts JM claims PL have published are in truth an embarrassing excuse- PN was and will always be superior in various aspects. JM himself is ashamed to associate himself with everything PL ever stood for!!!! PHD in GIMMICKS.
Kenneth Williams
Feb 5th, 12:11
X jinterressak l izjed AF jew li skandlu taz zejt. L agenda ta GONZIPN hija li nitfghu l attenzjoni fuq AF u HADD mil l orkestra ta TVM ma jsemmi xejn.
John Cachia
Feb 5th, 12:31
I am not only interested in AF and what he has to say, I am also interested in the costings which PL never published, in the electoral programme which is almost 2 months late, in the contractors who seem to be financing and will want something in return, in the unfeasibility of the energy proposal.
You however seem to ignore all this and like a puppet only focus on what JM diverts you to.
Frans Aguis
Feb 5th, 12:45
Oh the irony you seem not to see.it is the pn that are trying to divert attention away from proposals to AF!what is more relevant in an election campaign,proposals or talk from a former deputy who was seen as not fit for the campaign?
Pn really clinging at straws here
Eddy Privitera
Feb 5th, 12:45
John Cachia: Bil-Malti nuzaw dan il-kliem: " Ma tafx tisthi " ! l-PN QATT ma ppublika l-accounts tieghu, Il-PL DEJJEM ! Il-PN superjur biss fil-KORRUZZJONI, GIDEB, SPALPALJAR TA' MIJIET TA' MILJUNI, ARROGANZA U INEFFICJENZA ! u WEGHDIET MIKSURA !
J Mifsud
Feb 5th, 12:59
I am interested in what PL and PN will do if in government and not AF . AF had all the chance to leave the party if he didn't agree with what was happening. floaters and young voters prefer Louis Grech.
So on electoral programms - PN issued theirs few days ago, and seems now they are just spking abt AF and nothing else. PL is giving a proposal a day. I prefer positive arguments rather than fear.
Oliver Grech
Feb 5th, 13:42
@ Privitera
1. The PM already held that he will publish the PN's accounts AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES. Issa have the decency to that too.
2. Are you sure that the PL issued the accounts every year? MFSA only have the record till 2003 for MLP Holdings and One productions till 2010. If you are sure can you send me a link from where I can download them ghax s' issa no one did.
John Cachia
Feb 5th, 14:05
@ Frans Aguis: During an electoral campaign it is most important to discuss proposals which we are- in case you haven't yet realised we published our electoral programme and discussed it time and time again. This does not mean however that we should ignore what AF said. This is classic LEJBER!!!!!!! Threats and lack of explanations and the public needs to be reminded since we got too confortable.
John Cachia
Feb 5th, 14:09
@ Eddy Privitera: Your comments always amuse me because you seem to have lost touch with reality. JM 'ma jafx jisthi" when:
1. He doesn't comment about the grave allegations put forward by AF
2. He completely disassociated himself from PL and its core beliefs (cannot really blame him here)
3. He fails to provide costings or at the very least an electoral programme
4. Proposing GIMMICKS
John Cachia
Feb 5th, 14:33
@ J. Mifsud: Yes PN did indeed publish its electoral programme and members of PN have discussed it countless times and will continue to do so. It's fun to watch PL panic at the accusations by AF- if PL really has nothing to hide then why doesn't it rebut them? PL points the finger and fails to realise that there are 3 pointing right back at it. Once again PL is imploding.
twanny borg
Feb 5th, 12:02
Aktar weghdi tal-christmas father......... Nispera li nhar l-erbgha mall-programm elettorali jaghmel bhal pn jghid kemm se jiswew il-weghdi tieghu u min fejn ser igib il-flus.
M BUHAGIAR
Feb 5th, 12:26
Jiddispjacini ghalik borg ghax minn ghada ha jkollok tixtri diska gdida!!
Fil- verita il-PN qieghed f'sitwazzjoni tal- BIKI
twanny borg
Feb 5th, 13:21
@m. Buhagiar-nispera mela li ghada skont int se jghidilna u ma jghidx "no comment" bhal ta' anglu farrugia.
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 14:07
Mbilli qal li ser jiswew €1.2Bn,minn fejn ser igib il-flus il-PN? Mill efficcjenza qal. Ikompli jitfa u jzid ma €6 Bn li diga ghandna. Dik serjeta u ghaqal!! Ghax issa famuza frazi li tant saret popolari issa, 'Surplus'!!! Qalha 2008, sa 2010. Fl-2010 qal li s-sena 2011. Imbghad giet imgedda sa' 2013. Filwaqt li Gonzi tawwalha gha 2015, qabez pront pront guru Tonio, u qal fl-2017. IDDECIEDU!
John Xuereb
Feb 5th, 11:58
PN will publish the accounts of this electoral campaign. Does the PL has the courage to publish his accounts of the campaign??
Paul Meilak
Feb 5th, 12:06
at least the proper costings of the proposed gas powerstation !
John Cachia
Feb 5th, 12:06
Well said! PL will never publish costings as they are simply promising all in order gain votes from the weak and oblivious! Irresponsible and hungry for power....
M BUHAGIAR
Feb 5th, 12:50
@ John Xuereb
"PN will publish the accounts of this electoral campaign "
Who said this PULI??
Is Puli by any chance the one of the WHITE ROCKS project ??
Oh Yes I think he is
U Halluna!!!
Albert Bonello
Feb 5th, 13:02
They haven't even published their costings on the power station & their eloctoral campaign. I challenge anyone to look at the PL accounts & I can assure they are a joke. The reality is that JM.Com should start practising what he preaches. What gets to me is that he still thinks people r idiots which is why Bundy probably sings 'Pajjiz tal Mickey Mouse' to JM.Com each night before he goes to sleep
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 13:26
@Paul Meilak
Mela mhux bhal PM Lawrence Gonzi, ghax fi ftit sekondi fl-istess sentenza qal 3 cifri differenti ghal 'costings'(skond hu) tal-pipeline. 1. €100 mil 2. €120 mil 3.€200 mil. Imbaghad ikkoregih guru Tonio minn taht(kif diga ikkoregih meta GonziPN ma kienx jaf li dawk bil-Minimum Wage kienu se jibdew jigu ntaxxati fl-ahhar Budget 2013). Farsa ohra ,il-famuz Surplus,GonziPN ilu gej!
Eve Axiaq
Feb 5th, 11:54
Nisperaw li l accounts li forsi se jippubblika l PN ikunu awditjati.
Henry S Pace
Feb 5th, 11:53
The oracle (JOEY) speaks of 'CHICKPEAS AND PEANUTS'.
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 12:09
..and GonziPN concluded with 'Qatra f'Ocean' ! Referring to €49 million deficit of course.(€6 billion DEBT in waiting)
V. Cauchi
Feb 5th, 11:53
What Gozo really needs is education about its social and civic responsibilities towards being part and parcel of Malta(the Maltese Islands in colonial times). The islanders' toying around with concepts of semi-independence and insular introspectivity (autonomous diocese, favorable electoral division of 5 guaranteed MPs, the us-and-them Maltin mindset) makes for a regressive attitude to civic life.
Andre Ellul
Feb 5th, 11:53
Muscat talks about a united party, a movement etc. However, if one compares and contrasts, for example, today's photos (the one of Dr. Gonzi at Eurosport and Muscat's one in Gozo) one notices
1. Muscat is alone
2. He is promising but nothing is in writing
3. Gonzi is surrounded with people
4. Gonzi's policies are bearing fruit and this is seen in a concrete way.
Anglu's interview has hit MLP hard
Paul Meilak
Feb 5th, 12:01
U x'sar minnu Konrad Mizzi ?
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 12:10
Apparti li hrabt milli twiegeb, u tikkopja li Gonzi u shabu, nahseb qed tirreferi ghal Konrad Mizzi li litterallment tefakhom f'paniku li bdejtu tohorgu verzjonijiet bl-addocc ghas suppost proposti ta' GonziPN ghal energija! Tefakhom fi stat konfuzjonali, fejn insejtu li ghidtu li 1. ma tistax issir 2. gimmick 3. ser tiswa hafna aktar 4. se taghmluwha inthom 2018 5. interconnector 6. gas pipeline
M BUHAGIAR
Feb 5th, 12:31
Xi dwejjaq ghandkom imsieken tal- PN.
Ftit iehor u tehilsu minn din L-AGUNIJA li ghaddejjin minnha!!!
m Micallef
Feb 5th, 12:33
@mario scicluna
stat ta panik meta qas biss wera kif gab n 9c6 bara li trid izid mijaw d distribution costs, roce u l profit tal privat! mhmm ha jorhos d dawl vera jek ma tixel xejn ima!
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 12:41
@Paul Meilak
Nimmagina li tara Net TV u TVPN biss, ghalhekk ma nehodiex bi kbira li ma tafx li l-bierah stess kien mistieden fuq programm,li suppost kien mistieden Jason Azzopardi wkoll, madanakollu ma marx ghax ovvjament JA ma kienx komdu f'comfort zone bhal ma jkun issoltu ma' prezentaturi proGonziPN. Kien ukoll mistieden fi programm ta' Saviour Balzan xi granet ilu, imma Tonio Fenech ma marx.
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 13:08
@m Micallef
Kieku qadt attent u gharbilt il proposta fattibbli tal-PL dwar l-Energija fil-bidu tal-Kampanja , ma kontx issaqsi din it-tip ta' mistoqsija . Kellek esperti ta' DNV Kema li spjegaw kif etc. Issa, tista tfehmni kif Tonio Fenech qed 'ibassar' tkabbir ekonomiku ta' 3.2% f'termini reali sa 2017? U tkabbir f'termini Nominali ser ikunu mass ta' 5.6%? Mbasta tfajjru 'projections' bl-addocc!
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 14:49
@m Micallef
Kieku qadt attent u gharbilt il proposta fattibbli tal-PL dwar l-Energija fil-bidu tal-Kampanja , ma kontx issaqsi din it-tip ta' mistoqsija . Kellek esperti ta' DNV Kema li spjegaw kif etc. Issa, tista tfehmni kif Tonio Fenech qed 'ibassar' tkabbir ekonomiku ta' 3.2% f'termini reali sa 2017? U tkabbir f'termini Nominali ser ikunu mass ta' 5.6%? Mbasta tfajjru 'projections' bl-addocc!
Andre Ellul
Feb 5th, 15:31
@MBuhagiar
Why do you use the term 'AGUNIJA'? Running the country is not a game of football. Its about giving our children a brighter future. The electoral campaign is there for the parties to express their ideas. The there will be a winner since the people are always sovereign.
Hence, the term 'agunija' implies that you have no interest in reading the respective parties electoral program
K. Vella
Feb 5th, 11:49
Challenge the Prime Minister!!!
Ahjar johrog il-manifest eletorali jew ahjar il-costings tal- Power Station.....Muscat jipproponi l-policies tal PN, xejn gdid kien jikkopja u jibqa jikkopja l-PN. 5 snin fl-oppozizjoni mingajr qatt ma propona xejn.
Tal-Labour dejjem tard.
Labour ma jinbidel qatt!
Noel Borg
Feb 5th, 12:36
Naħseb li aħjar li tammetti li il-PN ma' jinbidel qatt, verament nistaqsi, kif jista xi ħadt jemmen lill-Dr Gonzi. Eżempju ċkejken il-weħedha li jagħmel li jġib id-”deficit” fil-Finanzi Żero, weħedha wara oħra, sena wara sena, weħedha kienet u weħedha għada.
Tal-Partit Nazzjonalista dejjem iwegħdu.
Il-PN ma jinbidel qatt!
JOHAN MICALLEF
Feb 5th, 11:44
li kieku l parlament ma hax dawk il vaganzi kollha ghalxejn is sena l ohra u ghaddiet il ligi tal finanzjament tal partiti kieku ma kienx ikun hemm dan il panigirku kollhu!!kellu chance 8 snin lawrence gonzi biex tidhol din il ligi u ma saritx,avolja franco debono kien lesta x xol kollhu!!mela allura ghalfejn baqet fuq l ixkaffa din il ligi?
Paul Meilak
Feb 5th, 12:03
Ghas-semplici raguni li Joe Muscat ma riedx jiddiskutiha.
JOHAN MICALLEF
Feb 5th, 12:20
u hallina paul meilak,din xrisposta tajtni!!!l ewwel nett joseph muscat mhux joe muscat!!jien lawrence gonzi nikteb mhux wenzu gonzi!!tkunx maledukat!!u t 2 punt l.gonzi ilu 8 snin kap ta partit u bhalma dahlu hafna ligijiet setat tidhol il ligi tal finanzjament tal partiti!franco debono hadem fuq din il ligi,mp tal pn!allura ghala ma dahlitx u issa din il kontroversja kollha?
K.G. Vella
Feb 5th, 11:40
The PLs accounts are published every year - this is a fact!
m Micallef
Feb 5th, 11:47
manxekx odea xinuma accounts mela;)
Joe Pace Asciak
Feb 5th, 11:38
"Labour was meeting businessmen and contractors [...] Dr Muscat said his office was on the third and not on the fourth floor".
R. De Giorgo
Feb 5th, 11:36
Ejja....Come On dear Prime Minsiter Dr.Lawrence Gonzi...ghamel ftit KURAGG hi & accept the challenge to publish all the Nationalist Party’s financial accounts since you became Prime Minister & PN Kap, including also the accounts for the last election ....You can't chicken out now dear !!!!!!!
John Cachia
Feb 5th, 12:09
Tell your beloved JM to publish costings or better yet an electoral programme which is not insulting to anyone with an ounce of intelligence.
PL really lives up to its intellectually inferior reputation!!!!!
Oliver Grech
Feb 5th, 11:31
Dr. Muscat, can we have the latest accounts of the Malta Labour Party? It seems that the MLP Holdings Limited last filed its accounts with MFSA in 2000. The accounts for One productions for 2010 huma tal- biza. Going concern is surely at risk especially with Eur1.9Million of unpaid social security contributions. So I would like to see the Malta Labour party accounts too.
K.G. Vella
Feb 5th, 11:41
Mr Grech, they have been published.
Oliver Grech
Feb 5th, 11:49
@Vella. Can you provide a link from where we can find them. That's all i asked. JM said that they are published but jiena, cikku l- poplu I cannot find them. I simply need a link. Can you give me the link to download them?
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 11:52
@Oliver Grech
Ara tmurx tara l-accounts tal-WasteServ sabiex tispjegalna kif €1 miljun saru €29 miljun sur genju! And since you seem to give the impression that you are the brightest thing since sliced bread, perhaps you could assist the AG with audit of accounts regarding the €668 million overruns on Capital projects! Dawk huma tal-biza, bhar-ragunar tieghek.
Mario Camilleri
Feb 5th, 11:53
How you know such information regarding unpaid social security contributions?
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 11:58
@Oliver Grech
Ara tmurx tara l-accounts tal-WasteServ sabiex tispjegalna kif €1 miljun saru €29 miljun sur genju! And since you seem to give the impression that you are the brightest thing since sliced bread, perhaps you could assist the AG with audit of accounts regarding the €668 million overruns on Capital projects! Dawk huma tal-biza, bhar-ragunar tieghek.
Oliver Grech
Feb 5th, 12:01
@ Scicluna...inti ta Malta taghna llkoll? Ghax your language and attacks does not relfect that..Prosit.
@ Camilleri...they are published on the MFSA, so they are public (till 2010).
Still would like to have the labour party accounts though.
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 12:04
@Oliver Grech
Jekk jirnexielek, sibilna l-link tal-kuntratt li GonziPN xtaq jaghmel ta' malajr bil-mohbi ma' Sptar St. Philips, jew tal-BWSC wkoll(mhux mill Yellow Pages pls), jew xi link ghal xi Trafigura Investment Fund! Tinsiex tal-Parkeggi bi Hlas. Eh bilhaqq kif tkun hemm, ftakar fis-salarju ta' CEO Mepa, AirMalta u ta' l-ARMS.
Oliver Grech
Feb 5th, 12:19
@ Scicluna: The salary of the person involved in trafigura, you can ask Alfred Sant, he was under his administration too. Ta l- Airmalta, its public diga...maybe you can ask Louis Grech for an estimate.
Imma din li ma nistax nifhem...if it is public why can't you simply give me a link. I m just requesting that. If it is public...then it is available for all no? It a simple question.
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 12:19
Grech, Oh, so it's all about the language and attacks now? Poor fellow miskin, nahseb insejt kif u kemm tattakka b'mod malinn u personali int u l-apologisti bhalek. Li kieku tkun ghal darba oggettiv u tiddibatti ta' nies il Policies, mhux attakki personali isterici, forsi nemmnukhom, harsa hafifa lejn x'tikteb malajr wiehed jinduna min jattakka lil min! Safrattant ma rrispondejtx.
Oliver Grech
Feb 5th, 12:30
@ Scicluna: You' re joking right?
Sibli fejn jiena attakkajtek.
Ara inti, inti ktibt hekk "sur genju! And since you seem to give the impression that you are the brightest thing since sliced bread....Dawk huma tal-biza, bhar-ragunar tieghek".
So nahseb people can judge for themselves.
Leonard Cole
Feb 5th, 11:28
PL is at a stand still we need to know at this stage who are the Contractors involved in the Power station, dissolving of MEPA ( or to be exact going back to 80's when a Minister decided), Electoral Programme, From where you are going to obtain the Finances for all Proposals.. People it is clear PL programme is being made with promises which eventually would dissolve once in power .... NO MORE 96.
N. Aquilina
Feb 5th, 11:47
Tidher tifhem hafna Sur Cole int? U tidher li diga taf li il PL ghandu il kuntratturi lesti ghall Power station, ghandek xi provi ghall din l allegazzjoni, fil kaz mur ghand il Prim Ministru u ghidlu kollox :)
t aguis
Feb 5th, 12:02
pt1
Regarding the power station with the pl contractors (as gonzipn is saying that are financing the pl campaign) we are going to have a more clean air than the contractors close to gonzi pn gave us. about the financing of the proposals i will ask you from where gonzipn will bring the finances for all the proposal which some of them are more costy
t aguis
Feb 5th, 12:07
pt 2
than the ones copied from the pl ( like the tablets proposal that when deduct the EUR8M from EU funding still is costier)
B. Farrugia
Feb 5th, 11:27
There is a right and wrong way to do things,
Dr. Gonzi should first publish his own Party`s accounts then ask for the PL accounts to be published.
Joseph Scicluna
Feb 5th, 11:32
Accounts tal-mlp?, dahqa.
Sharona Borg
Feb 5th, 11:25
Il-Prim Ministru heba minna l-fatt li kien ta lilu nnifsu iktar minn 600 ewro zieda fil-gimgha minn fuq it-taxxi taghna ahseb u ara kem se jghidlek x'dehlin tal-flus fil-partit!
M Spiteri
Feb 5th, 11:23
Prosit Joseph. Ibqa kalm u kompli bil-program serju tieghek. Hija hasra li TV nazzjonali, li hu mhallas mit-taxxi taghna, qieghed jipprova jkissrek. Nittama li l-poplu Malti jkun ghaqli bizzejjed u jinduna li t-tellieqa mhiex fair. Kuragg Joseph u t-team maghqud li hemm madwarek
Joseph Scicluna
Feb 5th, 11:34
Xi pogramm hu tal-mlp? Maghqudin? daqs is-soppa ta l-armla!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
m Micallef
Feb 5th, 11:18
i think that jm in malta is wasted..i dont know why the eu didn't put him instead of Barroso ax jaf isolvi u jiranga kollox mid dehra! gozo laqwa flewropa isa jm ukol??
V. Cauchi
Feb 5th, 11:18
The Gozo issue boils down to the major cause of PN wanting to hold its psychological majority as a matter of pure principle and so promising heaven on earth to the island, even to the detriment of other less developed regions in Malta, and LP upping its position to gain a better standing. This Gozo business never went down well with me and I have always seen it as the epitome ofPN pique and honor.
Andre Briffa
Feb 5th, 11:13
Dr.Muscat...This is hypocrisy at it's finest. Just because you publish some floating numbers doesn't mean you are being transparent. Post the names of people and companies who are donating this money to your party!
N. Aquilina
Feb 5th, 11:46
Andre kieku your beloved PN ghamel il ligi tal finanzjament tal partiti din l informazzjoni kienet tkun pubblika imma m ghamiliex tghid ghaliex hux? U bir rispett kollu trid tkun veru qaghdlek wiccek meta titlob spjegazzjoniet bhall dawn mil PL meta kullhadd jaf kemm kien hemm u ghad hemm kuntratturi li hadu kuntratti kbar mil PN fil gvern li xebaw jghatu hefty donations lil PN. Shall we say more?
Donna Parnis
Feb 5th, 12:00
why dont you ask gonzi to publish his, probably he wont as there are far too many names on his list, and far too many companies have been given gifts by gonzi especially tenders. So Gonzi asking for the Labour finances is total hypocrisy dont you think, Before you put down JM get your own party to publish theirs.
Andre Briffa
Feb 5th, 13:42
@ N Aquilina and Donna Parnis. Lawrence Gonzi will be publishing the party financing within the coming days. As always PN lead and PL will then follow.
V. Cauchi
Feb 5th, 11:13
Were Greece to adopt such favourable systems for all its islands it would long have gone bust before now. Can't both parties face up to reality and examine indepth what's keeping Gozo from achieving the same development level as Malta after checking all its accounts thoroughly? In that case why not open up the whole of Malta to equally regionally motivated subsidies? What about fiscal discipline?
Ms Maria Vella
Feb 5th, 11:08
Ilma jizfen ha jaghtina Joseph
Nixtieq inking Naf Kif ha jwettaq dawn il proposti kollha
Bhafna taxxi mohbija
J. Grima
Feb 5th, 11:25
Imma possibbli dejjem u ghal kull haga tmaqdru u ssibu kummenti fin-negattiv? Tahseb li GonziPN kollox tajjeb ghamel?
John Borg
Feb 5th, 11:28
L-ilma jizfen GonziPN taghulek, litteralment f'xi pjazza bhal pjazza San Gorg u kif kien hemm ghamel hofra kbira fil-finanzi biex izomm l-ilma tal-funtani fijha!
Guido Farrugia
Feb 5th, 11:31
Simple answer, vote PL. Malta Taghna Lkoll.
Ms Maria Vella
Feb 5th, 12:13
No GonziPN made mistakes top but there were a lot of results and a proven track record
DC Agius
Feb 5th, 11:04
Well said JM! No credibility at all from Gonzipn - He forgot having a candidate of his issuing thousand of Euro from his pockets collected from coffee mornings! And this is just the tip of the iceberg!
Ms Maria Vella
Feb 5th, 11:16
Thats why PN governed and brought Malta forward from the dark ages because he hasn't got credibility
Oliver Grech
Feb 5th, 11:01
Sur Muscat, I am an accountant (one of those that a few days ago you said we only understand the Debit and Credit), but to your surprise we know more than that....and we know that a set of financial statements do not have the list of persons who donated money or a list of debtors or creditors. It simply shows the total. Hence you can simply hide your names, sur kap tal- oppozizzjoni.
Carmel Borg
Feb 5th, 11:08
Well said Oliver
DC Agius
Feb 5th, 11:11
Sur Oliver, kieku Gonzipn, WARA DAWN IS-SNIN KOLLHA, kellu r-rieda u l-hila li jghamel ligi sura tal-finanzjament tal-partiti, aktarx dan li qed tghid inti kien ikollu jsir bil-ligi minghand kulhadd. U biex il-PN jitkellem u jitkaza fuq dawn l-affarijiet ma nafx x' irid ikun jien. Il-poplu jaghmel il-gudizzju tieghu, specjalment dawk li ma ghandhom ghamad m'ghajnejhom.
A. Borg
Feb 5th, 11:11
Are those in the yellow pages included?
S Farrugia
Feb 5th, 11:27
Sur Oliver Grech, sadattant il-PN ma kellux id-dicenza li jaghmel il-ligi dwar il-finanzjament tal-partiti! Tghid ghaliex hux???! Tghid x'ghandu x'jahbi Sur Grech!!
Darren Mercieca
Feb 5th, 11:32
Congratulations on being an accountant. As you are fully qualified i think you are well aware of a process called AUDITING. Financial Statements without a valid audit are not credible, during an audit all balances are reviewed, checked and verified and that the organisation presenting its financial statements is in line with regulations. Therefore your argument is as invalid as a 1960 buss pass
Vince Catania
Feb 5th, 11:38
Sur Oliver,
hemm min (PL) juri totali ghal kulhadd biex jarahom. Hemm min (PN) ma juri xejn halli hadd ma jkollu xi jghid. Imma nahseb Mrs. Gonzi ma ghallmitux kif jippublikahom li Dr.Gonzi.
Joseph Fenech
Feb 5th, 10:59
Mela Gonzi jaqbillu jikxef il-frejjeg li ghandu fil partit.... Joseph Keep it up! Just keep on giving us your proposals!
paul camilleri
Feb 5th, 11:13
daqs kemm jaqbillu Muscat jikxef il ftehim li ghandu mal kuntraturi u negozjanti kbar, and yes by all means keep it up!! just keep on giving us your proposals, because thats all they are proposals and nothing else, bhal Hyacinth Bucket ( the Bucket Woman) simply keeping up appearances.
Simon Scerri
Feb 5th, 11:14
What proposals, copy and paste, already done by PN, wake up people who are with PL. PL is bah!!!
Ms Maria Vella
Feb 5th, 11:19
Of course that is what you want to hear proposals that are music to your tone deaf ears
Perhaps you should see how the PL is going to finance all this
Through our taxes, robbing Peter to pay Paul
paul camilleri
Feb 5th, 11:30
@Ms Maria Vella
ara Dr Muscat owes me nothing :-)
Donna Parnis
Feb 5th, 12:06
Ms Maria vella can you tell us how gonzi paid for the new parliament, the bridge to no where, the 600euro in his and his ministers pockets? out of our taxes, and also, what he spent as money was no object hes left this country in so much debt our children will be paying for it in years to come, I guess you must be happy you have put a load of debt on your childrens heads.
Ms Maria Vella
Feb 5th, 12:15
Donna Parnis
I don't have children but through my taxes I end up contributing for all the allowances and benefits parents enjoy so I'd be careful before you start dishing out banal comments
Mario Scicluna
Feb 5th, 12:24
@Ms Maria Vella
Ghal kuntrarju ta' GonziPN li tant tadura int mela, ghax dak robbed Peter and robbed Paul! Madanakollu imma,ta lil Richard minn taht!
How did Gonzi finance €668 mil overruns on Capital Projects? How did Gonzi finance €600 per week behind Parliament's back? How did Gonzi finance BWSC? When you find out, let us know will you? Best guess we will wait quite a while. If ever!
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