519 persons employed in run-up to 2013 elections

During its final year in government, PN administration employed 3,800 employees, Sunday newspaper Illum reveals

During its final year in governemnt, the PN administration employed over 340 new workers within Mater Dei Hospital.
During its final year in governemnt, the PN administration employed over 340 new workers within Mater Dei Hospital.

In the run up to the March 2013 election, the previous Nationalist government employed a total of 519 people within the civil service, Sunday newspaper Illum reveals.

Illum reports that between January 2013 and the first week of March, at least eight persons were employed on a daily basis.

However, the Sunday newspaper reveals that the 519 employees are just a drop in the ocean as during its final year in government, the Nationalist government, employed a toal of 3,800 new employees.

Under the responsbility of then-health minister Joe Cassar, the health sector saw 569 new employees coming in. Moreover, during its final year in governemnt, the PN administration employed over 340 new workers within Mater Dei Hospital.

The Sunday newspaper also reveals that the highest number of people were employed within the education ministry, which during the year preceeding the general election, was under the responsibility of Dolores Cristina.

The education sector saw a total of 1,579 new employees coming in, the majority of whom were employed directly in the ministry and other directorates.

Read more in today's edition of Illum

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Din tattika oħra tal PN, u wara l-elezzjoni qalulhom imorru jirregistraw ħalli l-qagħad jidher li qed jogħla. Drajnikhom ħi
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Whilst Education recruited the largest number of new employees to keep the PN in power, those responsible i.e. the 3 directors general and the permanent secretary were kept on by Labour; even the principal permanent secretary who was responsible for all these new recruits has been rewarded by the PM by giving him a position on the IIPs. But the labourites who were at the Education Ministry suffering for tens of years have been forgotten. Unbelievable.
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First critical of Labour in 1987, and now PN repeated the mistake of employing people. Simon reminds me of a fake `Madre Theresa~. How he is able to criticize the PL beats me !!
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Ix-xempji tal-korrettezza u l-onesta' !!!!
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Ara min iridt jitkellem ( Simon) fuq il- qaghad: gharukaza haddem lil dawn biex jinqeghda bihom ghal vot! Dak ingann sahhara ta 30,000 ewro nofshom biss jidhru!