Comments on: Please somebody give the Police Minister a few lessons in costing

By: Claude Sciberras

Claude Sciberras — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:44:25 +0000

In today’s statement the police said that the Police were paid extra. This probably means overtime which means that you need to compare the cost of a waiter against the overtime cost of a policeman. I think it’s slightly more.

By: M. Cassar

M. Cassar — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:18:16 +0000

Has anyone obtained any comments from the guests. One thinks that being waited on by policemen dressed as waiters would be of interest to the guests. It certainly would give them a better indication of the climate in the country.

By: Belle

Belle — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:01:48 +0000

It is being said that the police commissioner offered the cheapest quote.

By: ciccio

ciccio — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:07:18 +0000

One hopes that the roadmap and the banquet were not costed by the same enterprise that will be costing the bridge to Gozo.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 23:18:31 +0000

How humiliating for the national Police Force! What mediocrity! Back to Mintoff’s era!

By: Reporter

Reporter — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 22:09:26 +0000

How on earth can the Police invoice anybody for catering services? It would be ultra vires.

Does the Code of Police Laws contemplate catering as one of the Corp’s functions? Not to break the law, they had to do it pro bono.

[Daphne – They can’t do that. Every transaction has to be accounted for. Pro bono work – for charity – is done during officers’ time off. And they had to buy the food. That has to be accounted for.]

By: Harry Purdie

Harry Purdie — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:05:33 +0000

I predict the real ‘cost’ of this government will not be enumerated in monetary terms.