Din gejja ohra bhal tas-CET ta’ Sant
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July 25, 2012 at 12:01am
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Din id-darba jekk jirbhu, tal-Malta Labour Party flok bil-cash register johorgu bil-meter tad-dawl marbut mal-karozzi.
lol dwejjaq kbar ghandkom.
Mela intom x’ghandkom? Ilkomm kwart ta seklu tittewbu, are tergaw tibqghaw b’xiber imnieher.
One of the finer details of the new system was mentioned by Edward Scicluna, he said the tariff system would be based directly on an ongoing revision of fuel prices, I take that to be some alternative to forward hedging.
Can you imagine the chaos if electricity rates are calculated according to factors which vary continuously? .
It means the rate could be an integrated quantity with dear old Joseph telling us when it’s best to consume.
Or I didn’t understand anything at all. Whatever it is, he’s not keen on consultation.
Bubinu,
issa jkollok n-nies mieghek, jigi Joseph jinki fuq x’ser jaghmel u ghidli x’tibda’ thewden gustuz.
L-incertezza tal-pajjiz jisimha Joseph Muscat.
Jozef, I wouldn’t worry too much about what Prof. Scicluna says. It sounds like another half baked idea, only that this time instead of coming from Anglu Taks Force Farrugia, it’s coming from Prof. Edward Loans Instead of Stipends Scicluna.
Besides, he is likely to claim that he has changed his mind, like he’s tried to do about stipends and the sustainability of free health care.
Of course, nothing will stop him from changing his mind again after Labour is elected to government.
Nibża li dawk li huma konvinti li jivvutaw lill-PL għax konvinti mill-pjan mhux spjegat li qed joffri il-Maximus, l-anqas għandhom moħħ ta’ tifel ta’ tlett snin għax it-tfal ta’ dik l-età l-ħin kollu bil-mistoqsija f’ħalqhom, “Imma għaliex?” U kif tirrispondihom jeġgħu jistaqsu, “Imma għaliex?”
Apparentement dawn li se jivvutaw lill-PL l-anqas f’dan l-istadju ta’ intelliġenza għadhom ma waslu!
Duħħan biss. Imma mhux tall hekk, talli meta jaraw id-duħħan jogħxew u jgħidu li qed jara ċar veduta sabiħa quddiemhom.
VAT will increase to 21%.
How about increasing it to 39%?
It would be so significant, and would double the revenue potential overnight.
Money doesn’t grow on trees so there are only a few ways how Labour will get the money to fund the decrease in water and electricity bills.
They will either have to increase taxes or else divert money from other areas as they won’t be allowed to increase the deficit by increasing recurrent expenditure.
Journalists should hound Muscat on both.
If taxes increase, then we need to know before an election who will pay more and by how much. If money is diverted, we need to know which programmes will be curtailed – education? Healthcare?
I find it also quite strange that environmental organisations do not seem to be complaining about the implications of reducing electricity and water bills and the resulting increased consumption.
Interestingly, Labour never seems to say that they will decrease the water and electricity bills for everyone (unless I have missed it). Are they planning some means testing?
Viewpoint: The spectre of plagiarism haunting Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/18962349
Some PhDs in Malta may have dubious origins.
In at least the faculties of Science and Medicine, plagiarism has always been taken very seriuosly.
During the past 3 years or so, the University of Malta has invested in an electronic system to identify plagiarism (Turnitin). There were instances where students failed to obtain their degrees and others where fined and asked to resubmit.
I was thinking more of getting a peek at little Joey’s PhD thesis. Rumour has it that it was ghost written.
[Daphne – I have a copy at home and will probably read it and annotate it on the beach at some point this weekend.]
Would love to read it, Daphne. If ghost written, that is an offence even worse than plagiarism, and surely a resignation matter for little ‘Mr.’ Muscat.
Politics is a very important science and Malta cannot afford to have people at the helm who are manifestly deficient in this field.
The Nationalist Party has an healthy political orientation establishing an academic foundation 36 years ago specifically to achieve a sound schooling in this profession.
It is time for the country to trust the art of politics to a higher level.
When the first screen shot was being rotated, interestingly Ghaqal became Laqa(gh)….
http://www.newsrealblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/loose-lips-sink-ships-1-214×300.jpg
Now we know that Joseph Muscat spoke to Simon Busuttil about a high-profile PN candidate who Sant was gunning for.
I think Joseph was the canary that sang; he gave away enough information to alert Simon to the identity of the target, and he raised the alarm.
“Pcielaq” like to show others that they are in the know.
Two teenagers handcuffed for skinny dipping in St George’s Bay, then prosecuted and fined. And bouncers …. better not elaborate, just up the road. Has ever the police commissioner sprung a surprise visit to Paceville? Hallina, Sur Rizzo.
Se naqqashom “b’mod sostenibbli u realistiku” – izda sostenibbli tfisser kontijiet minghajr sussidju. Allura, skond kliemu, se inehhi s-sussidji fejn hemm sussidji u mhux se jaccetta li Enemalta taghmel telf. Konkluzzjoni hija cara, iva, daqs il-kristall.
Se jkun hemm ftit sostenn realistiku meta jitlesta l-interconnector mal-Italja, sakemm ma jaqbadx u jhassar il-progett ghax huwa progett ta’ hala Nazzjonalista.
More likely ‘se nbazwru ftit l’hawn u mbazwru ftit l’hemm’ u nispiccaw imbazwra kif tmiss il-ligi.
The key phrase spoken by Muscat regarding W&E tariffs is that the tariffs will be reduced “b’mod realistiku w sostenibbli’, for which read that reduction will apply when fuel and other costs go down, no reduction will apply when costs are stable – and increases will inevitably apply when fuel and other costs go up.
So, what’s new?
Imagine a hotel trying to fix a rate for advance bookings.
Time to call Muscat’s bluff.
MUSCAT PROMISED LOWER BILLS, BUT DIDN’T SAY WHOSE
Whose bills will be lower, by how much and for how long?
Whose bills will remain the same? Why?
Whose bills will increase, and by how much?
How will Muscat decide whose bills must go up?
How will Muscat decide whose bills will go down?
MUSCAT SAID HE’D REDUCE COSTS BUT DIDN’T SAY HOW
What costs will Muscat reduce?
How will Muscat reduce them and by how much?
MUSCAT SAID HE’D SWITCH TO GAS, BUT DIDN’T SAY WHAT IT WILL COST
New infrastructure will be needed. How much will it cost?
Where will Muscat find the money to pay for it?
MUSCAT’S SURE HE’LL REDUCE BILLS, BUT DIDN’T SAY WHO’LL PAY
Will Muscat increase taxes or introduce new ones?
Will Muscat divert money from other sectors like education, healthcare and social services?
MUSCAT SAYS NOTHING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
Lower utility bills mean higher consumption and worse pollution.
How will Muscat lower bills without polluting the environment?
MUSCAT SAID HE’D BRING IN NEW TECHNOLOGY BUT DIDN’T SAY WHO’LL PAY
Muscat’s new technology needs €800m to €900m of new investment. How will he pay for it without raising taxes?
Muscat’s ‘new technology’ costs more to run. How will that lower utility bills?
Muscat’s ‘new technology’ is highly polluting. How will he contain the damage without increasing costs?
Inrahhsu il-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma u nghollu il-kontijiet tal-ilma u tad-dawl.
Has anyone else heard the rumour that Joseph is planning to “tax the rich” by introducing a property tax?
This would certainly make up for the income lost by lowering water and electricity rates, but would be a nightmare to implement…just like CET.
Hardly. Would he tax himself?
The GWU has proposed a tax on the third property.
‘Property hoarding tax would harm the economy’ – Malta Developers …
http://www.di-ve.com/…/‘property-hoarding-tax-would-harm-economy’-–...
About flipping time. Damn shame it had to be those biased luddites at GWU.
It’s a pity our pseudo journalists are not asking the pertinent questions.