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Busuttil invites PM to consult with Opposition on employment strategy
Joseph Muscat not consulting with Opposition on a national employment strategy, says Busuttil.
14 February 2014, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
Opposition leader Simon Busuttil.
Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil has critisised Prime Minister Joseph Muscat for not consulting with the Opposition on a national strategy plan for creating jobs.
"We (the PN) are worried about the lack of urgency and attention with which the government seems to be addressing such an important sector as that of employment," he said.
Speaking at a meeting with representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and the Malta Enterprise yesterday, Busuttil said that the Opposition, various social partners, the Chamber and the Malta Enterprise were all willing to help.
"Our aim is the same as government's and that is to create jobs. In spite of the opportunity to consult with us, the government is choosing not to," he said.
Citing a statistic which showed that in 2013 Malta had the biggest drop in industrial production amongst the EU countries, Busuttil said that what was even more worrying was the increase of unemployment.
He said that the government had to address this issue, as well as outline a clear economic plan for this country.
"Unfortunately, to this day, government still has no plan to create more job opportunities," he said.
Stressing that the Opposition will continue to urge government to focus all of its energy on creating work opportunities, he said that the PN had always placed commerce as a field of importance in its politics.
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Dr Busuttil ghalkemm fil-laqghat li qieghed ikollok il-hin kollhu teqred li l-gvern ma hu jaghmel xejn biex izid l-impjiegi taf li dan ma hux minnhu u il-frott tal-hidma tal-gvern diga bdiet tidher. Taf ukoll li il-quddiem din se tkompli thalli iktar u iktar frott, allura trid tigi ikkonsultat biex (a) taghmel kemm tiflah ostakoli u (b)billi taf li l-ostakoli tieghek ma jkollomx effett trid ikollok biex tghajat li l-impjiegi zdiedu bil-hidma u l-ghajnuna tieghek. Kemm hsibt li qieghed titkellem mac-cwiec. Erga mur Brussels hemm hadd ma jkun jaf x-intb taghmel u tista tigi hawn Malta u tghid li qieghed tahdem hafna.
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Ghalfejn Dr Busuttil, biex toqod taghmel il-bsaten fir-roti biex naslu mkien? Mhux diga rajna x'issarraf?
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Consultation under PN was, Galea curmi will call the leader of opposition and will tell him that Mr xxxxxx is going to be appointed in this particular job. was that meant a consultations? does Simon knows that he is just a leader of opposition and our prime Minister has a majority of 36,000 votes.
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Like the consultations held on the Private Investors Scheme, what a very good idea for Simon.
