Comments on: Government salaries increase by EUR3 million

By: RBrimmer

RBrimmer — Tue, 27 May 2014 21:57:20 +0000

In reply to Floater. Can you seriously not distinguish between a service provider (GO) that is just one player in a competitive market, and a monopoly service provider (Enemalta)?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 27 May 2014 21:08:58 +0000

In reply to daffid. More like stun-darts (for the electorate).

By: Jason King

Jason King — Tue, 27 May 2014 17:01:23 +0000

Since 2005 the EU has encouraged member states to adopt IPSAS as its accounting policy. I recollect that the MLP argued that Malta needed to adopt an accrual accounting policy and not the current cash accounting.

If they follow through with this request then they should adopt the IPSAS standards and one of the most interesting of these is IPSAS 20.

Please have a look at the following link:-

https://www.ifac.org/sites/default/files/publications/files/ipsas-20-related-party-di.pdf

By: WhoamI?

WhoamI? — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:39:27 +0000

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-05-27/news/alfred-sant-still-sole-mep-5193433089/

“Labour party agent Frank St.John”. He’s also a customer care agent or whatever they call them nowadays at the Office of the Prime Minister. Are OPM employees allowed to also be party agents? More pertinently, is he on leave or just away from the office on full pay?

Also, talking about multiple pay & pensions, this same person was in the police force and retired after 25 years service (pension #1), took up a job at Telemalta and retired at 61 (pension #2), now he’s employed at OPM and receiving a salary.

Wonder of wonders, imbaghad jghajjru lin-Nazzjonalisti hniezer dawn in-nies.

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:11:53 +0000

In reply to silvio. If it isn't such a big deal, why is government selling out to China?

By: DS

DS — Tue, 27 May 2014 15:41:56 +0000

A lot of them are at the law courts. One section has 4 messengers where two are enough

By: bob-a-job

bob-a-job — Tue, 27 May 2014 15:15:32 +0000

In reply to silvio.

It’s 1 million euros a month, Silvio.

You ought to know how many people you could employ with that amount.

Seeing the 1 million isn’t in promotions, then it must be in new jobs.

If Muscat is not simply buying votes, then the country’s private sector is in serious job creation problem which will snowball into a grave financial problem on a national scale eventually.

What may not seem as a big deal to you now (but I’m sure it does because you’re no fool) will become a big deal in time, unless serious job creation in the private sector doesn’t materialise fast.

By: John Higgins

John Higgins — Tue, 27 May 2014 14:23:53 +0000

Minn tieghek u taghna lkoll hergin dawk it-3 miljuni. Kemm sirt sinjur mela tul il-gvernijiet Nazzjonalisti, Sur Loporto?

By: daffid

daffid — Tue, 27 May 2014 13:57:35 +0000

In reply to Jason Saliba. Standards ..What are standards?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 27 May 2014 13:08:39 +0000

In reply to Floater.

The difference that SuperOne never highlights, dear Floater, is that in return the Chinese are getting a majority stake in many sectors of the economy and will be able to wield great power in international fora, particularly within the European Parliament.

Do you think that big cowboy Joe Muscat will not have to kow tow to his Chinese masters? Muscat is a puppet, a Chinese one. And he will have to dance to the tune of the Chinese otherwise nasty things will happen.

Before blindly repeating Labour mantras, I suggest you spend about a year in China to learn the ways of the Chinese. You will return a changed man or woman and no longer a floater.

Otherwise ten points for your attentiveness to Labour mantras aimed only at generating mindless repetition and brain washing.