The Finance Ministry said this afternoon that a series of proposals made by Labour leader Joseph Muscat at a conference on inflation earlier today had added nothing new to the debate.

The Ministry questioned whether Dr Muscat had purposely made his proposals at the end of the day-long conference so that he would not be criticised.

The ministry said Dr Muscat had been inconsistent, at time contradictory, and he had also taken points from the government's programme. Furthermore, the government was already working on many of the points mentioned.

As a result, Malta had the highest rate of absorption of EU funds and of job creation.

The government was already working on reducing the deficit, bringing in real trade liberalisation and creating jobs. It had also reduced taxes for three years in a row.

The government was also reviewing consumer legislation and would present new legislation to Parliament after the summer recess, the ministry said.

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