Franco Debono ‘proud’ to vote against budget

Nationalist MP Franco Debono says he is “determined and extremely proud” to vote against 2013 Budget to be presented on Wednesday.

Nationalist MP Franco Debono.
Nationalist MP Franco Debono.

With only four days remaining before finance minister presents the 2013 Budget, Nationalist MP Franco Debono insisted with MaltaToday that he is determined and proud to vote against the budget.

"My position remains unchanged. As long as Austin Gatt remains a minister I will definitely vote against the budget," Debono said. He pointed out that the government chose to walk the tightrope going into a budget with a motion of no-confidence hanging on Transport Minister Austin Gatt.

"I am determined and extremely proud to vote against the budget. I am the only one to have the gall to stand up to Austin Gatt. For the first time ever, somebody will stand up to him," Debono said.

Given government's precarious situation in Parliament, a vote against the budget will be the current administration's demise and Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi will have no option but to dissolve Parliament and call elections.

The 2013 Budget vote is expected to be taken in the first week of December, as the vote is normally taken by Parliament nine days after the presentation of the budget.

This year's budget, the last in this legislature, will take place two days before the PN deputy leader election.

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dr debono kont tkun aktar kburi u stmat kieku irrizenjajt mil parlament jew ghamilt bhal jpo.
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If I were you I would just ignore this character; he loves the limelight, the best way to deal with such characters is to ignore them completely. Why use Malta Today as a mouth piece for such pompous characters?
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In the UK and Europe it is considered a normality for a MP to vote against his government! In'European' Malta, such a move is considered a heresy! No wonder many Europeans see us as nothing but a DNA extension of the 'Greeks and Sicilians! Viva European Malta! Lol!
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Yes sure Franco; go ahead with your plans, as long as we reside in a democratic country! I'm almost sure that had the PM opted to obey your order about sacking AG, you would then dream of yet another minister's head to roll. I wonder who's turn it would be! So glad elections are always getting nearer with your help; they will create your political elimination!
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Dr Debono wera kemm hu bniedem egojist. Ma jinteressahx jekk hux tajjeb jew le il-budget imma li jinteressah hu biss il-vendetta personali. Dan xi jfisser, ma jfisser xejn hlief li huwa qieghed fil-politika biss ghal gwadann personali. Ghax ma sarx ministru qabad ma Austin Gatt u ghax ma rnexxielux jgalu jirrezenja qabad ma Dr Karm u ghaddiet tieghu, ma waqafx hemm u baqa jiggieled ma kull MP li qieghed man naha tal-Gvern. Ovvjament ma JPO u ma JM ma gieledx ghax dawk injorawh u mxew ghat triq taghhom li kellhom kull dritt pero ghallinqas kienu irgiel bizzejjed li baqaw fis-skiet ghalkemm dejjem zammew il-posizjoni taghhom. Proset ghalik Dr Debono l-ewwel int u qabel kollox, kif jista il-poplu in generali jafdak? Ara tahsibx li hawn xi hadd favurik ta', lanqas il-PL ghax dawk sal-elezzjoni jaghmlu jitqulek ghax wara l-elezzjoni hadd mhux ser jaghti kasek.
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Brinkmanship.
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Yaawn..... does he really think he has any credibility?
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Ghal PN l-akbar inkwiet hu li Alfred Sant jixtieq jikkontesta l-elezzjonijiet ta l-MEP's, imbaghad dan it tahwid kollhu u glied intern li ghandhom jippretendu li huwa just business as usual. Ara veru imkahhlin mal poter. Ghandna wiehed min taghhom li qed izomm ostagg pajjiz shih minhabba il pika ta bejnithom u Alla jista kollox hadd mil korpi kostitwiti u unions ma jiftah halqu. Mur gib li f'dan ix-xenarju kien qed jiggverna l-PL? Holl xaghrek u gib iz-zejt.
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Franco, rattab qalbek isma minni tibqax sejjer hekk, ikkalma hallik mil-hmerijiet u minn tonio fenech u minn tonio borg u minn austin gatt inti mohhok irid ikun biss fil-prim ministru, u f’kemm hu kaptan tajjeb, fil-maltemp, ahseb u ara erbat’ijiem ohra meta jirranga t-temp! nawguralek li tiftah mohhok franco, jekk tkun lejn in-naha taghna ghaddi niehdu flixkun birra u nitkellmu ftit bis-sens jiena u inti. ivvota favur il-budget u jiena stess inkun l-ewwel wiehed li nara kif naghmel u nghinek biex il-partit jerga jaccettak biex tohrog. ..imma ghalfejn tirrispondi tant nies fuq il-blog tieghek u lili ma tridx tirrispondi Sur Avukat, ghidli… ghidli li se tivvota mal-gvern, serrhilna rasna halli d-demokrazija tkun tista’ tirrenja ghal-darb’ohra. Isma minni tinqabadx fit-trappola mahmuga li lestewlek. Inti bniedem intelligenti mhux cuc, ivvota favur il-budget u tara kif il-pajjiz imur ghal ahjar, issa l-kbir ghadda m’ghadux zmien hazin, issa r-rota bdiet iddur sew fl-ewropa kollha u jekk il-bambin irid is-sagrificji zghar (fejn ta’ haddiehor) li ghamilna, issa se jibda jroddomlna lura il-prim ministru dr. lawrence gonzi. Isma minni diga ghidtlek elf darba… ivvota mal-gvern fuq il-budget u probabli li l-prim ministru dr. gonzi jdawwar fhemtu la inti tkun urejt li tixtieq taghmel l-ewwel pass ghar-rikonciljazzjoni. Isma minni tkunx cuc, jiena nahseb li inti tafni personali ghax gieli kellimtek f’xi kazini meta nigi n-naha taghkom, ghalkemm dan l-ahhar habba mard ma tantx kont qed nohrog wisq il-barra mil-mosta, imma nahseb tiftakarni li jiena nitkellem b’mod sincir u l-affarijiet nirragunahom minghajr ebda intenzjoni hazina. wara kollox kullhadd jizbalja u peress li inti zbaljajt u qbadt it-triq il-hazina il-partit ghazel li ma jhallikx tohrog, izda ghadek fic-cans li tirranga, isma minni ma jimpurtax zbaljajt imma issa erga aqbad it-triq it-tajba u jiena stess nigi biex nghinek halli terga tohrog mal-PN u tkun inti stess li tghin lil PN jerga jirbah elezzjoni ohra jekk il-bambin irid. Sur Avukat, ghidli, irrispondini, nitolbok minn qiegh qalbi… ivvota mal-gvern fil-budget tibzax il-partit jerga jaccettak jekk trattab qalbek, inwieghdek Allahares qatt jerga jitla l-labour ara x’dizastru se jkun hawn hawn malta!!! Guzeppi tal-Mosta (kullhadd jafni)
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I am sure that the President will try all avenues given to hi in accordance with the Constitution so that a govt is formed (if possible) without the need to dissolve parliament.
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I am sure that the President will try all avenues given to hi in accordance with the Constitution so that a govt is formed (if possible) without the need to dissolve parliament.
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Micheal Bonanno
Kellu bzonn izomm kelmtu forsi nibdew era gdida fil-politika!