Muscat: SmartCity, White Rocks have disappeared from government rhetoric

Labour leader Joseph Muscat said today that political uncertainty was continuing to prevail in Malta and the government was doing nothing about it. Speaking at a press conference near the Tritons Fountain in Valletta, Dr Muscat hit out at at the latest gas price rise. He said that Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi had said he intended to speak to people in their own kitchens, but as gas prices rose, he went abroad on holiday. Dr Muscat said parliament was stagnant and public opinion of politicians was at an all time low as parliament was doing nothing. He insisted that the debate on the Opposition motion on justice and home affairs should be held urgently and the Leader of the House, who is also the Home Affairs minister, should not delay it any longer. What was even more problematic than the political uncertainty was the fact that the government's sums were not adding up. The EU itself had not believed the government's growth projections and forced the government to scale back its outlay by €40 million, affecting all sectors including health. It was ironic, Dr Muscat said, that while the government was making financial cutbacks, it was continuing to spend on the new parliament and...