No proper way for the Statistics Authority chairman to respond
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August 11, 2014 at 10:41am
Albert Leone Ganado, who is chairman of the Malta Statistics Authority, should not be challenging the writers of newspaper articles, whether they are politicians or not, in this defensive manner on the comments board beneath.
If there is a response to be made, refuting the facts, correcting them or giving a different interpretation, it should be done in the proper manner through the MSA.
He posted this comment beneath a piece by Opposition MP Kirsty Debono, published in Times of Malta yesterday.
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http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140810/opinion/All-that-glitters-is-not-.531223
This is not defensive. It’s downright chippy.
Makes the “Professor” look like a prat.
Albert Leone Ganado should be providing the statistics about European Union membership which he so vehemently opposed.
In his comment, he refuted nothing of what Kristy Debono wrote.
Rather, he confirmed that the average salary increased at a much higher rate in Malta during 2008-13 when the international economy was in the doldrums than it is increasing now for the average employee, except, of course, for Mrs Konrad Mizzi and the like.
Be careful with statistics. Mrs Konrad Mizzi receives 13,000 euros a month and I receive 1,000 euros; So, statistics tell us that on average we receive 7,000 euros each.
Does this chap know how to use commas?
Laqtitu fil- laham il-haj !
He did not have commas or intonation even when he was delivering his boring lectures.
When he actually turned up for his boring lectures you mean.
He simply cannot restrain his bias.
Instead of trying to rubbish the MP, Mr Leone Ganado should have provided the figures year by year in real terms so that we could all compare and contrast. Also Mr Ganado seems privy to information that not many have. Maybe he could tell us how much revenue the government is going to make by the end of the year since he knows this is substantial and apparently substantial enough to counter the whole year’s deficit. And even so, if I remember well the iip money was supposed to go into some special development fund not to fund a growing deficit…
One of the basic lessons taught in economics is to compare nominal statistics with nominal statistics and real with real..Is the ‘professor’ trying to re-invent the wheel?
But once again does he really know anything about economics or is he trying to harp the tune of his friend Minister Scicluna?
I wonder if Albert Leone Ganado’s vision on IIP is as skewed as his vision on Malta’s success in joining the EU. Let us not forget his very bad old days when he was an active member of CNI