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Labour’s ‘careless’ promises mean more taxes, new PN billboard
Labour leader ingratiating himself to electorate with careless promises that will demand higher taxes, says PN.
14 November 2012, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
1 min read
A new billboard unveiled by the Nationalist Party today will drive the message that Labour leader Joseph Muscat's electoral promises are being done "carelessly" and will mean "more taxes".
The PN today said Muscat's alleged ambition to be Malta's youngest prime minister at 39 (the youngest was Nationalist prime minister Ugo Mifsud at 34) "and his thirst for power is making him promise everything to everyone, making promises carelessly, as long as he wins power."
Tourism and justice ministers Mario de Marco and Chris unveiled the billboard 'Muscat promises = new taxes' today, saying the electorate would pay for Muscat's promises with a reduced quality of life through higher taxes.
"Muscat is trying to be liked by everyone," Said said. "What's important to him is not consistency but whomever he addresses, because he wants everybody's vote. He wants to be liked by everyone by promising everything to everyone."
Said said Muscat wanted to reduce energy bills irrespective of the price of oil. "Muscat is not telling us when he will reduce our bills, how he will do this, or how he is going to compensate for this reduction. The price of oil will keep on rising and Muscat must raise taxes to fulfil this promise."
De Marco said Muscat was keeping his electorate in the dark over his plans to raise taxes to make up for the shortfall generated by increased government spending from new promises made by Labour.
"The same people Muscat has appointed as shadow ministers have a track record of having introduced a series of taxes to fund past promises, the most classic being the excise tax to replace VAT.
"Muscat will introduce new taxes again to finance his promises, affecting business and people's quality of life."
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sur editur tista tghidilna ghal ir rapport dwar dak li qal leo brincat fuq l-enrgija alternattiva tnehha daqshekk malajr. il qarrejja qed jinnutaw li kull meta ikun hemm rapport li juri ftit kritika lejn il partit laburista jitnehha wara ftit hin.
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Mario de Marco and Chris Said should know a thing or two about empty promises and higher taxes! Then again with the thousands of ewros they and their cabinet buddies received after awarding themselves 600 ewro per week pay rise they can't even imagine the hardships that many are going through thanks to GonziPN's policies. A case of the pot calling the kettle black!
Mark Fenech •
Isma min qiegħed jitkellem, min mill-2008 ġabar mhux anqas minn €8biljun f'taxxi u b'dana kollu xorta l-pajjiż baqa b'deficit sena wara sena.
Tagħmel kemm tagħmel taxxi l-akbar taxxa hija li għamiltu inthom tal-VAT u wara li kienet 15% tellajtuha għal 18% u tgħidu li ma tagħmlux taxxi ġodda. Ġiddibin. Dan il-billboard għamiltuh wara li l-PL qabadkom li wedgħtu lil EU li wara l-elezzjoni li jmiss terġgħu żżiedu l-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma. Ara din ma merejtuhiex, fuq ħaddieħor tridu ddawru u tigdbu sejjer jagħmel meta jitla. Tgħid in-nies mhux sejrin jemmnu lilkom, biex qabel l-elezzjoni tgħidu finanzi fis-sodd kif tgħaddi l-elezzjoni tibdew tfaqqgħu t-taxxi bladdoċċ.
Mark Fenech •
Isma min qiegħed jitkellem, min mill-2008 ġabar mhux anqas minn €8biljun f'taxxi u b'dana kollu xorta l-pajjiż baqa b'deficit sena wara sena.
Tagħmel kemm tagħmel taxxi l-akbar taxxa hija li għamiltu inthom tal-VAT u wara li kienet 15% tellajtuha għal 18% u tgħidu li ma tagħmlux taxxi ġodda. Ġiddibin. Dan il-billboard għamiltuh wara li l-PL qabadkom li wedgħtu lil EU li wara l-elezzjoni li jmiss terġgħu żżiedu l-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma. Ara din ma merejtuhiex, fuq ħaddieħor tridu ddawru u tigdbu sejjer jagħmel meta jitla. Tgħid in-nies mhux sejrin jemmnu lilkom, biex qabel l-elezzjoni tgħidu finanzi fis-sodd kif tgħaddi l-elezzjoni tibdew tfaqqgħu t-taxxi bladdoċċ.
Mark Fenech •
Isma min qiegħed jitkellem, min mill-2008 ġabar mhux anqas minn €8biljun f'taxxi u b'dana kollu xorta l-pajjiż baqa b'deficit sena wara sena.
Tagħmel kemm tagħmel taxxi l-akbar taxxa hija li għamiltu inthom tal-VAT u wara li kienet 15% tellajtuha għal 18% u tgħidu li ma tagħmlux taxxi ġodda. Ġiddibin. Dan il-billboard għamiltuh wara li l-PL qabadkom li wedgħtu lil EU li wara l-elezzjoni li jmiss terġgħu żżiedu l-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma. Ara din ma merejtuhiex, fuq ħaddieħor tridu ddawru u tigdbu sejjer jagħmel meta jitla. Tgħid in-nies mhux sejrin jemmnu lilkom, biex qabel l-elezzjoni tgħidu finanzi fis-sodd kif tgħaddi l-elezzjoni tibdew tfaqqgħu t-taxxi bladdoċċ.
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What about the promises made by GonziPN before the last election? One of which was the reduction of tax from 35% to 25%. Let us see if after taking 5 years it will be announced in the coming budget and the new Government than have to find the money to support this. would this than not lead to new Taxes?
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Probably as careless as the PN's promise to reduce taxation during the last election. Odd that the PN is now telling us not to heed such claims.
