Comments on: I’ll have him stir-fried in peanut oil (as dog food)

By: Makjavel

Makjavel — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:15:04 +0000

In reply to a. attard. He goes for your pocket or directly for your bank account, like the old Socialist way.

By: Mister

Mister — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:23:51 +0000

In reply to il quws.

How do you think the country gets its finances to run? Manna from the sky?

Go ask the previous Spanish government how they messed with reducing taxation too soon. Now look at their situation. I know of Spanish people qualified in law, so desperately unemployed in Spain that they are HAPPY working as a waiter in Malta.

We seriously don’t know what financial hardship is in this country. Imbasta smartphones bill-kuntratt u Facebook. Ghax dal-govern qeridna.

By: anthony

anthony — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:02:25 +0000

In reply to Eddy Privitera.

Promises are just promises.

I tend to base my judgement on fact and not on what politicians say.

I happen to be a scientist where promises and politicians do not feature.

The fact is that our little country is thriving in spite of adverse situations all around it.

This is THE fact of the matter.

All other considerations are pure drivel.

So I will stick to my guns.

Until facts prove to me otherwise.

By: lola

lola — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:53:22 +0000

I expected that those pensioners whose income does not exceed more than 950 euros a month will be exempt from income tax.We do not qualify for free medicine or from electricity rebates.

So our category did not gain a single euro after you cut the new taxes introduced such as on fuel and gas.

Moreover the rise will be taxed as well. So I hope that the budget will not pass simply for this reason. Many share the same ideas.

[Daphne – Yes, but you like Franco, don’t you, Lola.]

By: Eddy Privitera

Eddy Privitera — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:46:36 +0000

In reply to anthony. Anthony: Just wait till December 5. You will hear how what Gonzi says in Budget speeches do not necessarily mean that his promises will be delivered. You will feel somewhat uncomfortable when you hear FACTS of Gonzi's failed promises !

By: il quws

il quws — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:05:17 +0000

Everyone knows that Franco Debono is voting against the budget. So this budget is a gimick. If pn had to reduce tax, it had to be reduced at the same time when Gonzi took the 500 euro weakly home.

By: charlie

charlie — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:21:08 +0000

In reply to Eddy Privitera. Such a good answer!

By: observer

observer — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:38:25 +0000

In reply to Eddy Privitera.

The saying goes: Ask a silly quesion and you’ll get a silly answer. Daphnetly not silly at all – but definitely deserved – in this case!

By: cikku l-poplu

cikku l-poplu — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:24:21 +0000

Ilhom jghidu sena aktar min sena li gejja elezzjoni jien hsiebthom li ghandhom budget lest u kollox lest kif kien qal Silvio Parnis jew it-tranfers vendikativi biss ghandhom lesti. ghax wara 25 sena fl-oppozizzjoni messhom kellhom programm li jgibu lil Malta timxi fuq ir-rubini, mela x’qadu jaghmlu f’dan iz-zmien kollu.

By: a. attard

a. attard — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:10:06 +0000

I’m no professor but I’m not daft.

Prof. Edward Scicluna explained that as for economic sustainability all one has to do is transfer money from one basket to another, e.g. if basket A is lacking in finances and there is an over plus in basket B, transfer the amount required from the latter to the former.

My question is: what if basket A again requires filling and it results that in the meantime basket B has emptied itself, what then?