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Updated | Gonzi says Labour has already spent €1 million on campaign
Prime Minister hints at done deal for Labour's prospective energy provider.
11 January 2013, 12:00am
Jurgen Balzan
Jurgen Balzan
1 min read
Lawrence Gonzi
More questions on energy marked Lawrence Gonzi's visit to Malta Sun Ripe producers, an Mgarr tomato producer that was one of 8,500 beneficiaries of EU funds.
But the prime minister failed to answer questions directly on his party's criticism that Labour aimed at fast-tracking a gas terminal proposal by issuing an expression of interest, instead of a public tender.
Gonzi instead said Labour's project raised questions of why it wanted a new 200MW power station over and above Malta's energy needs, and alluded to Labour's campaign being financed by a prospective energy provider.
"I ask whether Labour has a done deal... I calculate that the Labour campaign has until now cost €1 million. From where is Labour getting its money?"
In a reaction from Labour's campaign team, the party said Gonzi appeared "impressed by our campaign... we hope he is enjoying it as much as we are. It's unbelievable what hard work and good financial management can produce.
"If the PM really thinks that Labour spent €1 million in five days, it is not a surprise that he is considered to be the most out of touch Prime Minister in Malta's history. His calculation skills are absolutely out of this world."
Gonzi's visit to Mgarr today focused on agriculture, where he said the government had disbursed €80 million in grants to farmers apart from €100 million from the EU. "We introduced a number of measures, amongst the landowners' reform to allow farmers on government-owned land transfer or acquire leases from other farmers, and not just by inheritance," Gonzi said."
Jurgen Balzan was a MaltaToday reported from 2011 to 2017.
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Fenea , l-ewwel ħaġa , jekk il-partit tiegħek hu ostaġġ ta' xi kuntratturi kbar ma jfissirx li il-partit Laburista ukoll hu ostaġġ ta' xi hadd . Ħabib tkejjilx b'xibrek . It-tieni haġa hi , tista tispjegali jekk kif qed tgħid int li ir-riħ qed idur issa , kif il-partit Laburista skont sondaġġ li sar riċenti zied il-vantaġġ fuq il-partit Nazzjonalista għall 11% ? Kieku kif qed tgħid int li ir-riħ qed idur , kien inaqqas u mhux izid dan il-vantaġġ . Jew issa tliftu il-boxxla għall kollox ?
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@tony vella.....jien kont naf x'qed nikteb siehbi.il verita m'hawnx isbah minnha. inti tahseb li il pl biss ghandu min jippumpjalu il liri?????? nahseb taqbel mieghi li ir rih qed jonfoh bil kontra issa!!!!!!
Rita Pizzuto •
Ara tassel fixilhom lill-Gonzi PN Dan il-qremuc ta' Joseph ibex Issa waslu tigi om l-ghira ghal kemm il-PL sar porofessjonali. Dawn in-nies li ghalihom il-flus ghall-Partit qatt ma Kienu problem ghax minbarra l-kuntratturi benefatturi kellhom/ghandhom il-kaxxa ta' Malta li juzawha ghall-propoganda, qed jistaghgbu bl-ghaqal tal-PL li gemmgha flus il-paritarji u qed juzahom Issa fil-waqt li ghandu bzonn. U kemm huma ga li li jfajjru l-miljuni? Veru li ghalihom mhuma xejn ghax jinfqu bl-addocc flus il-poplu. Mela semmew miljuni ghala n-nefqa tal-PL, u ivvintaw ukoll ohra ta' 600 miljuni Ewro biex minghalihom juru kemm tahraqhom qalbhom ghall-poplu u qed jghidu li daqshekk se tiswa l-bidla tal-
Power station u mhux kif qal il-PL. Anke li kieku veru tipi tiswa daqshekk, ikon gust la ttejjeb hasset il-poplu. Imma kemm ihobbu jigdbu! It-tajjeb li l-GIDDIEB ghomru qasir.
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Well, well how worrying is it to you dear PM. It all means one thing. The PL is disciplines and creative in using his resources effectively and efficiently with minimum waste. Something that the PN never managed to do!
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Jealous because we are better organised. Trid tkun wiccek bla zejt biex taghmel allegazzjoni bhal dik. Imbaghad min ghand min!!!
Paul Sammut •
If so, what is it to Gonzi. Sinjal li ghandu support aqwa?
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Prosit Sur Fenea , kemm int ċ bit-tikka . Lanqas indunajt li b'dak li għidt int ammettejt li kellkhom( u zgur li għad għandkhom ) min jippumpjalkhom il-liri min wara dahar il-poplu ħalli jkun jista jakkwista il-miljuni mill-kuntratti tal-gvern . Tgħid ma għawnx xi hadd li jemmnek li dejjem kontu onesti fid-dikjarazzjonijiet tal-finanzi tagħkhom .
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Prosit Sur Fenea , kemm int ċ bit-tikka . Lanqas indunajt li b'dak li għidt int ammettejt li kellkhom( u zgur li għad għandkhom ) min jippumpjalkhom il-liri min wara dahar il-poplu ħalli jkun jista jakkwista il-miljuni mill-kuntratti tal-gvern . Tgħid ma għawnx xi hadd li jemmnek li dejjem kontu onesti fid-dikjarazzjonijiet tal-finanzi tagħkhom .
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Mhux ahjar jghidilna kemm giet tiswa eluf ta ewros l-gita li ghamel Berlin biex jitlob ic-certifikat ta Merkel? Kemm giet tiswa Dr Gonzi 20,000, 30,000 elf ewro? Il-Germanizi ma joqghoduq fil-kju 12 il-siegha meta imorru l-emergeny fl-isptar taghhom! Ahjar infaqgthom biex issolvi bicca mill-problema Dr Gonzi, milli hlejthom f'gita ma Merkel, li tmexxi lil Germanizi mhux lilna!
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..... u gonzipn qal dan li gej:
"I ask whether Labour has a done deal... I calculate that the Labour campaign has until now cost €1 million. From where is Labour getting its money?"
.... u l-partit laburista ha ghalih !!!! Ma narax ghalfejn il-partit laburista ha ghalih tafux --- fil-qasam tal-finanzi, gonzipn ma hawnx ghalih --- kull stima li tana, dejjem mexa fuqha - kull progett li mexxa, dejjem kien bang on target bhala spiza - bhal mater dei, il-power station, ir-riforma tat-trasport pubbliku -- u mbaghad xi nghidu ghall-budgets li pprezenta dawn l-ahhar snin? forsi mhux dejjem lahaqhom it-targets li ssettja? - ghax afli trid tkun bravu biex tghid li d-deficit se jkun 80 miljun u mbaghad ikun 300 miljun !!!!! trid tkun brillanti biex kull sena tghid li se tikber bi 3% u mbaghad "tikber" b.05% ---- fi ftit kliem, meta jitkellem gonzipn fuq il-finanzi, baxxu raskom ghax ikun jaf ezatt x'qed jghid -- anki lil angela merkel irnexxielu jikkonvinci dil-gimgha .... jigifieri oqoghdu kwieti u afdawh, bravu bhal dak .....
Luke Camilleri •
TAJTHOMLU INT Dr. Gonzi?
Kemm qieghed tonfoq int mit-taxxi tghana BIEX TIXTRI L'ELEZZJONI bil-power of incumbency????
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Labour will give you a new power station, gonzipn are giving you a panic station! The choice is yours.
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FORSI HEMM XI HADD LI QABEL KIEN JIPPOMPJA IL LIRI LIL PN U ISSA SE JKUN WIEHED IMDEFFESS BIL BINI TAL POWER STATION IL GDIDA. MIN JAF????? DAK LI QABEL KIEN HAZIN GHAL PN ISSA SAR TAJJEB GHAL PL.
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mhux ta b'xejn jghid li hadmu 20000 elf jobs.dejjem jesagera fejn jaqbillu.Tista tghidilna jekk tajtuhomx lurs il 600/500 euro fil gighma lura
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Hlief ucuh IMQARSA minix nara! Il-par idejn sodi amputati. Il-finanzi fis-sod ic-cajta tas-sena b'dejn ta' 5000 miljun ewro. Il-barri tilef il-qrun. U l-bastiment GonziPN/GonziBusuttilPN qed jaghmel l-ilma.. u kif! U dan ghadna fl-ewwel gimgha tal-kampanja! Igri Wenz ghax ghandek x'taqdef mhux hazin! Izda l-agwa li t-tadam ikun sar sa l-elezzjoni! Veru nies patetici!
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andek wicc tisthi gonzilla
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It sould be better to fell us from where the PN is betting its money befire GONZI asks Labour. We all know the special interest fnere was i Bwsc
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There is very little I may add to the "hasla" suffered by il-Gonz at the hands of the below contributors? Aha, Lor, may I suggest flicking through the Yellow Pages (but very quickly), and some benefactor might stumble out! Nowadays contractors/developers have no cash, and the banks will not advance them any more, so that fat huge money stream dried out. Ehhha! For the good ol'days of "money no problem"!!!
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Gonzi ma jitghallem qatt.
Wara l-froga ta' Gonzi li cekken l-isptar Mater Dejn li Alfred Sant ipproggetta ghal 1000 sodda, Gonzi cekknu ghal xi 600. Il-problemi kollha hergin issa.
L-istess haga irid jaghmel fuq il-kapacita ta energija li il-pajjiz taghna ilkoll Malta ghandu jipproduci. Mur ara Malta x'jigri minna jekk ma jkolliex kapacita ta' energija riserva u jigri l-hsara lil cable ta' bejn Malta u Sqallija. Tigiega tirraguna ahjar minnu.
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Bil-gas pipe line id-dawl jiġi irħas qal gonżipn...Ilek 25 sena fil-gvern ghax m'għamiltux mela?? qed jgħid ukoll li il-Labour nefaq miljun ewro, tgħid mis 600 ewro li ħa hu w sħabu fil-gimgħa?? u int kemm infaqt gonz?? u kemm ħa tonfoq?? Ħadd ma' jara ħotobtu għax jaqa' u jmut zoptu.
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simple answer for a simple question surely not from the maltese people pockets as your government do. ara int tiehu t taxxa mil VRT u l maggoranza tat toroq dizasstru kienu u dizasstru ghadhom specjalment in naha t isfel ghax ahna hawn minsijja mill gvern tieghek
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So what? PL are free to spend what they like! It seems that the PN is in shambles. They lack a clear vision and have no real ideas except to criticize. The photo of this article and the facial expressions speak out for themselves about what is going on in their minds.
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Mela Gonzi jrid ikun jaf min fejn qed iġib il-flus il-partit Laburista ? Dan kellu iċ-ċans li kieku ried ,kien jisma min Dr.Franco Debono u jagħmel il-liġi tal-finanzjament tal-partiti ħalli kulhadd kien ikun jaf kif qed jiġi ffinanzjati u jkun jista jsir skrutinju meħtieġ . Haġa waħda jien nista ngħid , min jieħu il-proġetti mingħand il-gvern ikun jista jnewwel xi ħaġa min taħt lill-partit . U kulhadd jaf min huma dawk li ħadu il-proġetti . Għax ma għamiltiex din il-liġi ? Jew ma jaqbillikx li ssir ?
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so what if labour spent 1000,000 euros why dont you see what you spent on irrelevant projects Mr.Gonzi.
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Dr. Gonzi mela l-proverbju Malti ma tafux: ERFA U SORR GHAL META TIGI BZONN. Hemm juri d-differenza tal-Labour huma ghaqlin bhal dak tal-Parabbola ta' l-Gharus li nofs it-tfajliet qaghdu bil-kuz jixghel u ta' l-ohrajn kien mitfi u meta gie l-gharus dawn xeghlu l-musbieh taghhom u ta' l-ohrajn intefa. Hemm bahar x'jaqsam bejn l-ghaqal tal-Labour u l-ghaqal tal-PN. Il-Labour minn dejjem kien bilghaqal u il-PN minn dejjem kien iberbaq. Nispera li hadtha r-risposta Dr. Gonzi.
Igor P. Shuvalov •
This is typical of somebody who sidetracks the issue in discussion as he tries to alienate his listeners with insinuations without bringing any substantive proofs.
As for Dr Gonzi's question about where is Labour getting its money, perhaps he should start off by saying from where his Party got all the money throughout the last 25 years.
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Sewwa qal Gonzi: bil-PBS, b'Bondi, Peppi u Norman u Pierre Portelli GonziPNm'ghandux ghalfejn jonfoq ewro wahda: inhallsu ahna lil'Where is everybody'!
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Qed igibuhom mis-sistema tac-cittazjonijiet LES u mill-authorized officers u mill-kumpaniji tal-gwardjani lokali......wenz. Biex tiskongra trid tkun pur.
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I think he is bringing them from the same business PN people,that they want a change.
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Where is Gonzi getting his funds? This Gonzi has nothing to say.
Gonzi we are waiting for your proposals. Up to now we heard nothing other than criticising every move of the PL. This is what you have to offer?
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Il-veru kaz ta l-ispiuzjar milli jkollu jaghtik. Jidher li Gonzi PN kull ma jaf jaghel huwa biss li jkejjel b'xibru. Nahseb li Gonzi ex President tal-Azzjoni Kattolika jaf li min jipprova jhammeg huwa dnub kbir. Imma jidher li GonziP_N tant jinsab fil-qiegh li lanqas ghadu qed jaghti t-taghlim nisrani. Mela nesa Gonzi loi tal-BWSC Zarfen Vassallo, benefattur tal-PN, instabfuq il-yellow pages? Gonzi tilef il-kredibbilita u qed ikompli jitlef il ftit lifadallu. Imma kif ghid il-Malti; Min ikun qedjeghreq jaqbad anke ma tibna.
Joseph Pellicano •
nahseb qiad itijomlu bax bax zaren vassallo, wenz.
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If Gonzi is so concerned about PL's spending on the election campaign, he should have taken heed of the 'irrelevant' Franco Debono and passed the Parties Financing Bill. He would have got a clear picture of what Labour is spending. By the way, what has the PN spend until now?
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@alex
It is the pl who has got many things up his sleeve!! Gonzi fejn jaf fuq
Il finanzi tal pl? Hu min irid jitkellem!! Ma jafx x kiteb l awditur fuq il hnizrijiet
Li kien hemm fuq it tender tal bwsc? U min kumbinazzjoni hadu ha il kuntratt
Tal bini tal powerstation il gdida? Kumbinazzjoni zaren vassallo, benefattur
Tal pn, fejn sahansitra bena il kwartieri tal pn u jiehu lil ufficjali gholja tal
Pn fuq btala bil yacht tieghu!!! Gonz iktar ma tiftah halqek iktar qed taqa ghac
Cajt!!
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As it has been reported Dr. Gonzi hit the nail on the head. Prosit Dr. Gonzi!
If Dr. Gonzi is so interested to estimate the Labour spending of one million euro already and it is interesting reading. Allow me to ask Dr. Gonzi to inform us where the 5,000,000,000 euro that his party has debited us the people go to, after all this is not party money but the people's money that went up in smoke?
Lawrence Covin •
Ucuh inkwetati fir-ritratt...u ghandhom biex!
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"Gonzi instead said Labour's project raised questions of why it wanted a new 200MW power station over and above Malta's energy needs,......" didn't gonzi only a few months back together woith Tonio Jetset Fenech say that with the interconnector we could, not only buy electricity but also sell as they envisaged a surplus producy=tion from their failed WIND FARMS. Get real gonzi you are making an S at every turn, the less you talk the better. But then ....... No, just keep talking and give labour a bigger win.
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Let's for argument's sake say that labour's prospective provuider is a done deal who gives a shot as long as the electricity tariffs are reduced.
If it is a done deal than good for Joseph as he could start on the project immediately. Gonzi you are sinking and sinking fast only jacxkasses still believe a word you say.
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Another gimmick/lie by gonzibusuttilpn!
Alex Grech •
2008 was decided on the mistra, this one about this power station. PN have something in their sleeves and they are already playing with it!
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If Dr. Gonzi has such a problem with the Labour Party's financing, why then didn't he pursue the party financing motion in parliament - tabled by a member of his own party?
I guess when it comes to these arguments one has to try tell apart the scare-mongering from the actual concerns and pitfalls of the proposal (as very well discussed in James Debono's blog!)
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Mela l-accountant tal-PL hu Tonio Fenech? Min fejn gabhom dawn in-numri? Min fuq il-yellow pages?
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What does it have to do with Gonzi where labour get its money from, He has not told us where hes got his from or who are the business on his big list. Mind your own business Gonzi
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Sur Gonzi, PL qed iggibu l flus minghand l middle class, peress li l PN ma l middleclass ghal dawn l-ahhar 5 snin kien arroganti u l PN kien hemm biss ghal 4 min nies. Qabel l PN kien johodhom dawk l flus minghand l middle class jew insejt Dr Gonzi.
