Muscat candidacy in Gozo would be another gimmick - Gonzi

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this morning referred to reports that Joseph Muscat may stand as a candidate on the Gozo electoral district and said that this, if confirmed, would be yet another of the Labour gimmicks rolled out this week. Speaking in a Radio 101 interview in Gozo, Dr Gonzi said there was no logical reason for Dr Muscat to stand in Gozo other than that this would be another electoral gimmick.  He said Gozo always suffered when a Labour government was in place, and the Gozitans were insulted when Alfred Sant, supported by Joseph Muscat, had demoted the Gozo ministry to a secretariat. PN PLANS FOR GOZO Dr Gonzi spoke on the PN's plans for Gozo. He said the PN would roll out a tourism plan for Gozo which would include incentives for investors and for tourism accommodation upgrading. There would also be a new ferry service between Grand Harbour and Gozo and if the tunnel project proved feasible, the government would go for it. The eco-Gozo policy would continue to be improved. Further incentives would be given for SMEs in Gozo, including income tax cuts for those who opened a business in Gozo and employed people. The Gozo Ministry would be supplemented by a Gozo...