Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this evening urged PN supporters to make one last effort to spread the word that the PN should be their choice on Saturday

"Let us all go for it, four more days," Dr Gonzi said as the crowd chanted Nazzjonalisti, Nazzjonalisti at a PN mass meeting in Victoria, Gozo.

Dr Gonzi said the sister island remained at the heart of the PN and its record was there for all to see. Some of the recent projects included the new facilities at Gozo hospital, restoration of the bastions, the Villa Rundle rehabilitation, new roads, the Zewwieqa promenade, rehabilitation of the valleys, a new school, cleaner seas and much more.

This momentum would be continued, but the overriding priority would remain job creation, including jobs in Gozo for the Gozitans, he said.

The PN strongly believed in Gozo's potential and in its electoral programme it had announced a wealth of tailor-made proposals which would give a secure future to Gozo.

Among them were plans and incentives for tourism development that would see higher quality accommodation and a fast ferry service from the Grand Harbour to Gozo.

The PN had also announced generous tax incentives for business start-ups particularly those who employed at least two people.

10% of EU funds allocated to Malta would be channelled to Gozo and the island would benefit from 22% of rural development funds.

Studies on the viability of a tunnel between Gozo and Malta would be continued and the project would be launched if such studies proved positive.

The bottom line for the realisation of all these plans was to have public funds on a sound footing, Dr Gonzi said. This was what the government had managed to achieve so far, as evidenced by the record working population and one of the smallest unemployment rates in the EU.

This had been a long electoral campaign, Dr Gonzi said, but it all boiled down to what happened in the privacy of a polling station. In those crucial seconds, people should remember that the red on the ballot paper meant unemployment and blue meant jobs.

"The whole culture within the government has to change, the people need to be treated better."- Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi

Mistakes could not be corrected before five years, and a lot could happen in five years, he warned. It could mean the future for many people.

"Let's make the next five years the best years of a PN government," he told the cheering crowd.

Near the end of his address, Dr Gonzi promised that the new government would be closer to the people than it had been so far.

"The whole culture within the government has to change, the people need to be treated better, with more dignity," Dr Gonzi said.

Together, he said, they would ensure that the country would achieve the highest European standards in jobs, education, health and business, including small business. A new government, he said, would continue to cut taxes for everybody, including business, but that would only happen if public finances remained on a sound footing.

Addressing himself to those who were considering not voting PN because  of some disappointment with the party or the government, Dr Gonzi said people should see the wider picture. "Think of your children, thing of the future of your families," Dr Gonzi said.

He reiterated his appeal for supporters to each convince two people to vote PN. His appeal on Saturday had been very well received, he said. 

"Keep working, then on Saturday we shall vote, and on Sunday we shall  celebrate," he concluded. 

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