Alternattiva Demokratika welcomed a number of positive points in the Budget relating to environmentally friendly measures and sports, such as the differentiation in registration and circulation taxes on smaller cars as well as the emphasis on air quality.
Yet AD expressed its disappointment that there was nothing that enhanced the use of alternative means of commuting such as the bicycle.
“It is difficult to see how Malta can attain the 2020 EU target of doubling the current use of bicycles.”
Investments in the Marsa Sports Club and the Birżebbuġa Waterpolo Club had been pending for a long time and it was hoped that the latter would benefit other watersports such as swimming, AD continued.
Alternattiva also felt that the Budget did not give enough detail or figures about the scholarship scheme and the funds allocated to sports.
The incentive towards more professionalism in sport only assisted Malta’s “richest” sport – football – and should be extended to all other sports.