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PN pushes minimum wage ‘freeze’ claims
The Nationalist Party insists Labour will “freeze” the minimum wage and says a Joseph Muscat-led government will have “no social conscience.”
24 September 2012, 12:00am
Jurgen Balzan
Jurgen Balzan
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The Nationalist Party persisted with its claims that Labour will "freeze" the minimum wage and accused Labour leader Joseph Muscat of being "confused."
The PN's claims come following Muscat's claims during the Labour Party national congress last week that a Labour government will not increase the minimum wage.
Earlier today the PL leader insisted that his political position not to increase the minimum wage is a responsible one for the economy. Muscat added that the party's first priority will be to put the country's economy on a sound footing by achieving growth.
In a statement issued today, the PN said "He [Muscat] first proposed a Living Wage which he later abondoned and he has now decided to freeze the minimum wage once he is in power. Now that it evident that his incompetence will create a financial hole for which the workers will pay, Muscat is in panic-mode and is confused."
The PN spokesperson Frank Psaila said "You really do not know where you stand with Muscat and the MLP (sic). Families and workers will bear the brunt of a messy Labour government."
"This is not the change you want. Labour won't work. The minimum wage will be frozen and the weakest will suffer most. A Muscat-led government will have no social conscience," the statement added.
Jurgen Balzan was a MaltaToday reported from 2011 to 2017.
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L-uniku haga li ghandhom x'joffru tal-GOnziPN hu li jbezzghu u jivvintaw u jigdbu fuq kull haga li ppropona u li ser jipproponi il-PL. S'issa ma qalulniex x'inhuma l-proposti taghhom. Imma ahna nafu per esperjenza min hu l-giddieb, min dahak b'min u zgur li fuq dan il-front GOnziPN jiehu l-ewwel. Mela fl-ahhar mill-ahhar zgur li mal-GOnziPN ma nafux fejn qeghdin ghax iweghdu mod u jaghmlu iehor, waqt li huma jhaxxnu buthom lil ppolu komplew jghaffguh.
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Jien ma nafx fejn jien taht Gonzi ghax sallabni.
Issa wara 25 sena u qat ma gholla il minimum wage iried li JM jwijed li jgholli l'minimum wage.
Sur Gonzi issa jekk int Ragel u mhux () ghad ghandek cans fil budget li ha taghmel jekkk ihalluk l'MP's tieghek gholli int il minimum wage.
U tkomplix tirredikola il-politika Maltija bil gideb li JM qal li ha jaghmel wage Freeze.
JM qal li il mekkanizmu ta l-gholi tal-hajja ha jibqa hemm anzi jitjib.
Luke Camilleri •
WHY not a nice "freeze" on fuel and gas prices now that the end of the month is approaching !
No "freeze" there.... wish there was!
Luke Camilleri •
WHY not a nice "freeze" on fuel and gas prices now that the end of the month is approaching !
No "freeze" there.... wish there was!
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But whatever happened to the PN? I mean who are the advisers that tell the Prime Minister of a country to blatantly lie. Could it be that there is someone inclined to sabotage Gonzi? Everyone and his dog knows that Joseph Muscat did not mention any freeze to the minimum wage so why is he lying?
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Following Mr. Frank Psaila's statement, I am now expecting an immenent increase in the minimum wage.
If this is not done, the PN statement can only be described as cheap propaganda.
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Following Mr. Frank Psaila's statement, I am now expecting an immenent increase in the minimum wage.
If this is not done, the PN statement can only be described as cheap propaganda.
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PN freezed the minimum wage in the last four and a half years because the only rise in this wage was the cost of living rise.
Is this what Joseph Muscat is saying. The cost of living rise will continue to be given. So what is all the fuss about
Zack Depasquale •
Jidher li Frank Psaila lahaq flok Pawlu Borg Olivier biex jghid ic-cucati. Frank Psaila f'isem GonziPN jew iried iqarraq jew aghar irid jigdeb. Jien nitlob il-xihadd min naha ta'GonziPN jghidu kemm fi hsiebhom jghollu huma il-minimum wage jekk jergghu jkunu fil-Gvern.Il-minimum wage bdiet fl-1974 bl-ammont ta'LM 12.50 min dak in-nhar sal-llum l-unika ziedet li kien hemm kienu tal-gholi tal-hajja, il-minumu wage bazika qatt ma zdiedet.
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Kif ma jisthux ta` GonziPN, ghax lanqas irrid nghid Nazzjonalisti ghax hafna nies bhal John Dalli u JPO qed jiddasocjaw ruhhom mil-Partit kif immexxi minn Gonzi.
Li ma kienx ghal Partit Laburist lanqas 'Minimum Wage' ma ghandna ghax kienu hu li dahhalha, flimkien ma gimgha ta 40 siegha, u paga indaqs ghal-haddiema nisa, fost hafna servizzi socjali ohra. Fuq kollox jista jghidilna kemm il darba gholliha ir-rata GonziPN?, taqta barra iz-zieda tal-Gholi tal-Hajja.
Illum taht GonziPN qed naraw haddiema part-time jithalsu biss ta kemm il-siegha jahdmu, minghajr dritt ta Bonus, weekly Allowance, Sick Leave u Leave. Dawn ukoll jinstabu f'dipartiment tal-Gvern, bhal Education, Sahha, VAT Department (li ironikament kien jaqa taht Gonzi) etc.
ISTHU JEKK TAFU TISTHU.
Stefan Mifsud •
Using GonziPM logic.
The minimum wage has been frozen since its inception. As the minimum wage has never been increased except for the annual COLA increase.
This COLA increase will remain.
Suggest GonziPN stops spinning and lying.
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.....A Muscat-led government will have no social conscience," the statement added. Will history repeat itself ? Will Dr Muscat give himself some €600 while give a raise of €1.16 weekly? Are we going to be so unfortunate as to have two Government without a Social Conscience???
