Joseph Muscat is gambling with his political career by promising a power tariffs reduction project which will not happen before five years, according to Finance Minister Tonio Fenech.
He said in a televised Broadcasting Authority debate that Labour’s energy proposal was similar to the “vote-winning” pre-election promises the party made in the past: the removal of VAT in 1996, the two-month tax holiday promised in 2003 and the promise to halve the water and electricity surcharge in 2008.
He said Labour would go through with its electoral promise by digging into funds earmarked for health and education.
“You are taking people for a ride,” he charged during the debate with Labour MP Chris Cardona.
He challenged the party to publish the full reports of its consultants and expressed doubts on how the party could promise to build a new power station in just one year.
Dr Cardona fired back saying the proposal was “credible and doable” and was well-received by families, self employed and social partners, including the Malta Employers Association, which described it as “well-researched and ambitious”.
“The PN does not have concrete proposals because the party has not drawn up its...
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