The Nationalist Party opened the doors of Palazzo Pereira to the public earlier today, with Opposition Leader Alex Borg delivering a political speech to inaugurate the event. The Opposition Leader criticised the government for running an economy with low productivity levels and then blaming this situation on businesses.
The Opposition Leader criticised the government’s pressure on businesses to fork out higher wages or pay the new tariffs for third-country nationals. He also said that the government’s policy of maintaining a low-productivity economy had led to a lack of highly skilled workers with sophisticated skills in the labour force. He then said that the government had taken heed of the Nationalist Party’s calls to tackle overpopulation with these new measures. He also added that businesses would eventually pass the new tariffs on to consumers.
However, the highlight of the day was probably the opening of the palace itself, a Baroque building in the heart of Valletta, on Republic Street, with a very rich history. The palace was originally a private residence, but the state took over its management after the Second World War and turned it into a Montessori school, which later became the Preparatory Secondary School. Subsequently, it was leased to the Nationalist Party, and the property is owned by the wife of the son of Anton Buttigieg (the second President of the Republic). Anton Buttigieg was also a previous Labour Party Minister and Deputy-Prime Minister under Dom Mintoff.
In 2011, the building was taken over by the Nationalist Party’s think tank, AŻAD (Akkademja għall-Iżvilupp tal-Ambjent Demokratiku).
The building is now set to be used as an office for the Opposition Leader in Valletta.
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