Comments on: No, it’s not a Swieqi maisonette

By: KVN

KVN — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:32:23 +0000

Up to a couple of weeks ago Louis Grech was still living in his sea-front Kalkara town house, he even voted in Kalkara last election. The type of house can be expected to get around €500,000 on the market.

By: Galian

Galian — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 06:32:08 +0000

These declarations of assets have always been the biggest insult to our intelligence.

By: where are we?

where are we? — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 05:20:54 +0000

There will always be a way out when one want to be dishonest. They have everything in place, now, to say that :everything is above board

By: Gahan

Gahan — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:05:17 +0000

Give the devil his due if the official name/address of the place is Swieqi it should be declared Swieqi.

[Daphne – No, I’m afraid you’re wrong. Let’s say Maurice Mizzi went into politics and was appointed to cabinet. In his declaration of assets, he says ‘residence in Mosta’. This could be any old terraced house on the market at Eur180,000. There is a big difference between this and ‘country house with extensive gardens over several tumoli and swimming-pool in Bidnija’. Yet those of us who live in Bidnija have Mosta or Limits of Mosta as our official address.]

I find Louis Grech’s declaration credible and nearest to the truth, complete with the pension.

[Daphne – It isn’t. It makes absolutely no mention of the business interests he has. Maybe he has sold them or transferred them, and did so before 2012 in the full expectation that he would be deputy prime minister this year and have to make a declaration of assets.]

Who would give a loan of €577,000 to someone with an income of €23,430? Chris Cardona got that loan.

By: maryanne

maryanne — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:57:50 +0000

According.to The Times: Many of the declarations were handwritten and barely legible.

Do we have ministers who cannot write properly? Cunning schemers, the whole lot.

But I have to say that I am pleased to see that all of them have no problem with paying their water and electricity bills. I am worried only for Owen Bonnici. With a mere two thousand euro savings account, he can barely pay for his groceries.

By: Likki

Likki — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:52:05 +0000

The highlight of these declarations should be the EUR495,000 cash held by Manuel Mallia. And this is not a mmistake since he declared more than a million in bonds, another couple hundred thousand in bank accounts.

So this must either be half a million cash which he keeps at home (which is hard to believe unless he has a bank vault at home) or else it’s monies invested somewhere or in something which cannot be disclosed.

By: P Sant

P Sant — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:50:44 +0000

Now out – Franco Mercieca’s income in 2012 – €116,245 ! U hallina Franco, dak jaqilghu minn Mater Dei. Dal-ahhar ghamel Eur3600 f’ nofs ta’ nhar.

U Refalo ma jaqlax rental income? Ghandu nofs Ghawdex? Imbaghad jiddikjara Eur26,000 income?

U imbaghad min jaqla tax audit?

By: P Shaw

P Shaw — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:46:22 +0000

Did Joseph Muscat pay Marissa Micallef Leyson more than what he earned himself in 2012?

Where does Manuel Mallia hide half a million Euros in cash? WHich services does he pay in cash? I am sure that the LIDL bill does not cost that much.

By: Ta'sapienza

Ta'sapienza — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:45:16 +0000

As far as I know he also owned semi detached villas in San Pawl tat-Targa. Maybe he’s since sold them?