Comments on: A statesmanlike Tweet from the prime minister of Malta

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 13:30:15 +0000

He doesn’t even have knowledge of humor, yet most find this funny.

What’s gotten into the Maltese lately?

By: P Shaw

P Shaw — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 20:04:49 +0000

In reply to Claude Sciberras. Thankfully Angela Merkel won the German elections, and hence fiscal consolidation across the Eurozone is a fundamental concept that will stay. The Socialists' philosophy of uncontrolled spending will have hard times ahead.

By: ciccio

ciccio — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 19:32:31 +0000

Good. Moody’s has just committed the government to fiscal consolidation.

Now that the outlook is stable, there is no reason why Joseph Muscat should not refund the VAT on vehicles and reduce the water and electricity bills without introducing other taxes.

By: silvio loporto

silvio loporto — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 16:21:23 +0000

Could it be that Moody are wrong?
There is so much uncertinaty in the country that a recent call for the sale of bonds was not taken up!!!!!. As a matter of fact one chap I know applied for E15000 and was only alloted E28OO..
Some of course will attribute this to the fact that there are no other openings where to invest your money.
But we could all put our money in the Mallia way.
Under the mattress.

By: steve

steve — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 11:56:38 +0000

The Moody outlook is stable because of the efforts done by the previous administration, on the other hand the outlook for Joe citizen does look bleak, we have more out of stock medicines than we had before, they wanted to remove stipends to those repeating their Ordinary level education, the had no money for civil society groups, then after they got critisized all in a sudden the stipends where kept and they found money for civil society groups.

They want to reduce debt and deficit and they want to do it by tightining the belt as Mintoff used to say rather than seeking proper and real investment, to add insult to injury if you read comments on various news portals there are many people the likes of Privitera which think that this administration is a success.

By: CIS

CIS — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 10:23:15 +0000

In reply to Josette. A direct order for sure.

By: lorna saliba

lorna saliba — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 08:59:05 +0000

In reply to Claude Sciberras. Claude, he probably found the funds hidden somewhere in the Enemalta cash office, opposite the 800 million debt figures.

By: albona

albona — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 03:22:39 +0000

When will it dawn on him that he is neither female nor an adolescent with not a care in the world but rather the Prime Minister of a nation state?

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:57:22 +0000

I would laugh, but I’m not wearing my corset and I fear my sides would split. Carry on, Prime Minister.

By: Josette

Josette — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 00:32:50 +0000

In reply to La Redoute. Why would he care? He lives in his limited world where he is top dog and nobody matters but him. He is only capable of schoolyard taunting and hasn't the brains to come up with real arguments. Change of subject: today there were two Nexos vehicles parked on Merchant Street (near Auberge de Castille). Has Nexos been given a Government contract, maybe in connection with the Notte Bianca event?