The Nationalist Party yesterday voiced its support for the concern expressed by the Chamber of Commerce at the Labour government’s lack of fiscal morality.

Shadow finance minister Mario de Marco said people were learning of scandals week after week, citing as examples Australia Hall, Café Premier and the Gaffarena expropriation deal.

Dr de Marco said people close to the Labour Party benefited from jobs created for them and were getting substantial salaries, while others, who lacked the necessary qualifications, took the jobs of experienced people.

All this, he said, led to high expenditure by the government, which was trying to balance the books by selling outside development land to speculators of all kinds.

In two years, the government lost all sense of good governance both in public expenditure and environmental policy.

In its reply, the Labour Party said that it was good that the PN, which was responsible for a number of scandals when in office, such as the mater Dei scandal, understood the statement from the Chamber of Commerce.