Well said, Simon Busuttil, on the subject of political patronage
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November 8, 2014 at 9:21am
And how this government has taken it to extremes in the last 20 months. The Opposition leader and the prime minister were speaking at a debate held at the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Enterprise.
This piece is published in the print edition of Times of Malta this morning.
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I’m feeling positive today just as Joseph wants me to be. I’ve just realised that tomorrow will mark the end of one-third of this legislature (20 of 60 months). What shall we do to commemorate (or shall we celebrate?) the event?
Joseph Muscat told the Chamber that he has a problem with the financing of a tax cut of Euro 170 p.a. per taxpayer.
Isn’t this unbelievable coming from Muscat?
Is this not the same Joseph Muscat who said that he would be earning “elf miljun” (one billion) Euros from his ‘revolutionary’ passport sale scheme? That same scheme which David Curmi of the Chamber of Commerce subscribed to?
What will Muscat be doing with all that money? Or more precisely, where is all that money now?
But the real problem with financing a tax cut of Euro 170 p.a. per taxpayer lies elsewhere.
Muscat should start by cutting down on the size of his cabinet, and then on controlling employment with the public sector, and then on withdrawing immediately the ‘contract’ with Sai Mizzi under which taxpayers are paying Eur 13,000 per month, and then on ensuring that as from March 2015 Electrogas Malta delivers electricity to Enemalta at 9c6…
Far more taghna lkoll than anything Labour has done.
Muscat’s economic plan is based on extending shop opening hours. I would have expected that from some semi-literate client waiting for his turn at the Ye Olde Barber’s Shoppe.
No wonder we are now seeing a record national deficit and deficit increase rate. Because our economy is run by this client in line waiting for his turn at the barber’s shop, or equivalent.
They can extend the hours to 24 hours a day, but if they do not train their sales people to sell their products, it’s not going to do anything except increase their costs.
Last time I went to Homemate looking for a particular type of water filter, I was informed by the salesgirl that the item was no longer in production and could not be found anywhere.
I was offered an alternative type that would have meant I needed to buy a new water purifier. I Googled the filter when I got home, and lo and behold, there it was for sale. Three days later I received my one year’s supply of water filters.