Finance Minister Edward Scicluna made serious mistakes at a press conference he called last week  to point out so-called mistakes in the PN's pre-budget document, the Nationalist Party said today.  

The PN denied, point by point, that there were mistakes in its presentation.

"Rather than chasing shadows, the minister should focus his energy on identifying measures to help reverse the negative trend in exports. Total exports in 2013 and 2014 declined by €721 million and exports net of fuel in the same period went down by €318 million," the PN said.  

"The Opposition is dismayed by the Minister of Finance's reaction which can best be described as a comedy of errors. The Minister in a press conference called to pinpoint mistakes by the Opposition managed only to make a series of errors that reflect badly on him and his Ministry. The Minister failed to answer any one of the pertinent questions included in the document. He failed to answer the pertinent questions asked by the journalists present for the press conference. He failed to comment on the proposals contained in the document, proposals aimed at improving the lives of all, not least those living in poverty and in risk of poverty."