Tag: Minister for Finance
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As Minister for Finance, Edward Scicluna never told his fellow cabinet members that the Vitals and Steward deals were fraudulent
Edward Scicluna will soon be sacked by the President on advice of the cabinet after he was indicted in court and refused to resign. He could have chosen to resign with some dignity (if he had any left) on the very first day he was arraigned in court, but instead decided to embarrass himself and…
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It’s not true that the government has a “no new taxes policy”
Prime Minister Robert Abela’s main talking points are mainly two: that the government is subsidising the economy (apparently, something to be proud of), and secondly that the government hasn’t introduced any new taxes. Robert Abela’s economic policies are his own only, based on his feudal fantasies, and fly against all expert recommendations and the position…
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On inflation and saying one thing and doing another
Ever since taking office, Clyde Caruana has insisted on the principles of financial austerity as budget expenditure kept ballooning. As of last year, he began making dire warnings that budget expenditure was going too high apart from disapproving of lavish and capricious government expenditure. He also said that he wanted to reduce the deficit and…
