Labour whip was aware of honoraria increase – finance minister
Finance Minister Tonio Fenech says Labour whip Joe Mizzi had been informed of increase in MPs’ honoraria.
9 December 2010, 12:00am
Matthew Vella
Matthew Vella
1 min read
The finance ministry has reacted to Labour leader’s press conference on renouncing an increase in MPs’ honoraria, claiming that Labour whip Joe Mizzi had been aware of plans to increase MPs’ salaries.
Mizzi has also renounced the increase, along with PL deputy leader for parliamentary affairs Anglu Farrugia.
“Labour whip Joe Mizzi knew of the increase and agreed with it. This was discussed back in July with me,” Tonio Fenech said. “Various Labour MPs started inquiring as to when they would be recieving the salary increase. The Opposition is now manipulating the facts, a dishonesty that lays bare the party’s opportunism.”
Matthew Vella, a freelance journalist at MaltaToday, was formerly executive editor at Malt...
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Even if the whole LP party knew about these increases, what difference does this make.
This means that whilst you were crying crocodile tears for us because the economy can only afford us and increase in our weekly wage by € 1.16 (50 cents ma tisthux) you were planning behind our backs to take this enormous increase and back dated.
We got to know about just one hnizrijja. just imaging how many are kept hidden from us.
Ta minn jafdak eh.
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If these increases went through as they are they will cost an extra €4 million a year.
It is easy to see how PL can find the money to right things up.
Money saved is money gained.
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What if the PL whip knew about the increases, it shows the political immatureity of Tonio and Co.
Looks like they were led up the garden path with PL scoring a very good point in favour whilst laying bare gonziPN's under the table dealings.
To get themselves a hefty wage increase they tried to implicate the PL so as to get absolution.
Well done Tonio for scoring another own goal, you might be an Arsenal fan but you ain't half as good as their grounds man
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Has anyone ever calculated how much do MPs cost per hour they attend parlament?
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WOW. amazinggg what people we have in parlament! keep up the comedies in the parlament ,and the real issues kept aside making the comedies so we can laugh instead of cry to what parlament members we have - keep it up :]
Joseph Pellicano •
san tonio fenech MARTRI
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Mr. Fenech You got the gal to talk about honesty.If Joe Mizzi knew about the mp increase that does not explain why you kept it from us the tax payer.You must be one of the most unscrupulous, unqualified finance minister this country has ever seen.
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Tonio: Lilek min se jemmnek? Jekk trid tkun kredibbli, taccettax iz-zieda. Ieqaf thanzer!! Ara gej Charles Magro ghalik biex jixwiek biex jaqliek!!
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Tonio, do you think that anyone believes you or anything the PM says? Go tell it to the marines Tonio.
