Three Maltese subcontractors involved in the building of the new Parliament building are claiming the Italian company FDS Stone, owned by the Filiberti brothers, has not paid them for more than a year, racking up a debt of more than €375,000.

Godwin Mifsud, whose company supplied construction vehicles for the project, said he pulled out of the project when he was not paid. He won two court cases against the Italian firm but he is yet to receive the money. 

Michele Filiberti, president of the Filiberti Group, declined to comment. Only a week ago he said the project delays were due to the quality of the stone being supplied by a Maltese contractor. It turns out that the stone supplier, Q Stone, is one of the creditors chasing the firm for payment.

Mark Vella, who owns the Qala firm, said he was owed about €225,000 for stone supplied for the Parliament facade. 

He took the issue to court and won, but Filiberti refused to pay up. Yet, he was still supplying stone to the company in the hope of receiving payment.

“This is a national project, so I want to see it through,” he said.

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