Tag: Labour government
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Labour government ditches mass metro plans: proposes railway-line from Airport to Saint Paul’s Bay instead
I’ve taken my time to read, research and think about the Labour government’s public transport plans launched yesterday under its policy campaign called “Malta in Motion.” This is what I could udnerstand from all of it. The plans were launched yesterday by Transport Minister Chris Bonett and they are being promoted to the press by…
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Enjoy it while it lasts because it’s going to get much worse
It’s exhausting living under an illiberal government that is building a one-party dictatorship. It can also feel hopeless and tragic as the state is captured by a literal criminal clique which is legislating laws and implementing projects to accommodate its criminal associates: legalising the trade of wild animals, decriminalising money-laundering and tax evasion, and even…
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“Subsidies will be replaced with a long-term plan for renewable energy” – Finance Minister Clyde Caruana
During today’s press conference by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana, we asked the Minister two pertinent questions. First, we reiterated our question about the price at which the government is purchasing electricity from Electrogas. We then asked the Minister whether the government has a plan to wean off subsidies by transitioning the subsidy expenditure from recurrent…
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Only Third-World countries tamp down inflation with direct subsidies
The Labour government is currently running a very vexatious and dishonest campaign accusing the Nationalist Party of intended to remove electricity and fuel subsidies. At no point did the Nationalist Party or Opposition Leader Alex Borg declared such a policy. Contrary to what the Labour Party is declaring, Opposition Leader Alex Borg has clearly stated…
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Finance Minister joins the Labour propaganda show: Energy Minister says subsidies are an “investment”
The Labour government continues to avoid questions about its energy purchases and instead keeps organising self-ingratiating and self-congratulatory propaganda shows to brag, for the 1000th time, about its great benevolence and financial acumen in issuing subsidies to keep electricity bills low. They also produced a Eurostat chart which has been public for some time, supposedly…
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In total contempt of the Maltese people
Yesterday’s events in Malta were reminiscent of a dictatorial regime and Prime Minister Robert Abela is in total contempt of all Maltese people. The Maltese Herald has sent questions to the government on the government’s ongoing gas and electricity purchases. We asked at what price the government is buying electricity from Electrogas and we also…
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Malta’s Foreign Minister meets German counterpart to discuss international events
Malta’s Foreign Minister Ian Borg met with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul earlier this Monday and discussed ongoing international events. The German foreign Minister said that the they discussed Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and also the free passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. The Strait of Hormuz is currently being…
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Questions to the government over energy purchases and hedging agreements
Yesterday, the Labour government issued a press release that announced no details at all about Malta’s current energy deals and situation other than praising the government’s policy that is keeping electricity and fuel prices lower than the European average thanks to subsidies. You can read the full press release here. Statements by the Department of…
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Hedging after the event – ONE News
The Labour Party’s propaganda arm, ONE News, has announced, out of the blue that the government is making hedging agreements with “international banks” and securing fuel storage as part of international measures to guarantee fuel supply at stable prices in Malta. The announcement was made in the backdrop of a fuel-shock in Europe. Separately, the…
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The Maltese public deserves full transparency about Miriam Dalli’s energy deals and soaring subsidies
An official source at the Ministry of Finance has confirmed with Times of Malta that the actual amount of subsidies spent by the government in the month of March was €100 million not €20 million. Meanwhile, the Energy Minister is refusing to publish its energy deals with Electrogas and its gas purchase deal which was…
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The Labour gang stewarding the national energy company in times of crises
Enemalta is the country’s most important and vital national asset, but the government uses it like an insignificant civil service office, mostly useful to extend its interests. Despite the fact that Enemalta is bankrupt, is mired in various structural problems, and needs serious leadership in times of global energy crises, the Labour Party is leading…
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There are no cushions and no hedges: the Labour government is naked
When the war in Iran broke out, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana went to Parliament and said that the government has a cushion which will enable the country avoid the negative affects of the war. The Finance Minister said that the government can spend up to €250 million more in subsidies to ward off energy inflation…
