Joseph Muscat Quotes on Government (21 Quotes)

Government seems to be forgetting we are in the European Union now. It is turning a blind eye to the Transfer of Undertaking Directive, which is there to safeguard workers rights. I am an EU citizen, in good times and in bad, and I therefore expect my government to stick up for workers rights where possible within the context of membership.

What the people out there are calling for is honesty which has been missing for quite some time now. We are tired of all the deceit and incompetence of this government.

The government is undecided on a lot of things including the budget date, its content, Maltas EU commissioner, government re-shuffle and utility tariffs. It is not even replying to our most simple parliamentary questions and no motion we presented in well over a year was discussed

Labour would be radically different from the current government with regard to economic growth. For Labour, the generation of wealth would come first. The government was taxing the country dry. But Labour believed that the key to economic growth lay in taxing less to earn more, by stimulating consumer confidence.

We have a Prime Minister who spends more time focusing on the problems of his party than on the problems facing families, businesses and the country. At this moment the country needs a stable government, not one undermined by internal rifts

Why does the government refuse to discuss the power station, if it has a majority in parliamentThe government is claims that they are waiting for the auditors report, but it is obvious the government is scared

Our country needs a vision. We also need a prime minister that knows about difficulties encountered by families and businesses. The Gonzi government is led by convenience not conviction

Air quality should be top of the agenda. This was a problem which was affecting all of the country and needed urgent attention. However, the black dust problem was a certificate of government incompetence.

A PL government would also appoint a Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in Public Administration, to oversee the behaviour of ministers and MPs and ensure that conflicts of interest were declared.

There are two ways to raise government revenue one is to milk the economy as much as possible the other is to make the economy grow as much as possible. Today, the government is just flogging a horse that is increasingly tired. Its only idea is to increase old taxes, and invent new ones. Our idea is to collect more, not by increasing taxes, but by expanding the economy...

People need direction, change. They need a government that caters for the peoples needs and not for his own party, a government that counters the rising cost of living and attracts employment.

What the people needed most from the forthcoming Budget was certainty. I am calling on the government to establish a ceiling on utility tariffs and to commit itself not to raise administrative fees.

Under Labour's plans, the Maltese Government would expect politicians and responsible individuals to pay back the money to the Maltese people.

Wth a labour Government, the chairpersons codes of ethics would be improved to avoid conflict of interests while a Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards would be chosen by Parliament to monitor the works of Member of Parliaments, including ministers and the Prime Minister.

The economic crisis would pass despite the government, not because of it.

A Labour Government would also introduce a law on party finances to ensure that donations were clean and not the result of corruption.

The next government, which could be a Labour government, should see this as a challenge to be the best in Europe and to be ready to grasp the opportunity to show that the Maltese were equal to anyone, and could even be better.

Witha Labour Party in Government, Corruption cases involving politicians would not be time barred

A PL government would be built on the values of meritocracy, honesty, and what is in the countrys interests

A Labour government was in favour of an extended maternity leave and the introduction of paternity leave. Having longer maternity leave would mean a higher participation rate of women in the employment sector. It would ultimately mean more taxpayers, and hence, more sustainable pensions.

A Labour government would protect officials and companies which produced any new information about the BWSC case and other cases, thus encouraging them to come forward.