Joseph Muscat Quotes on Labor (9 Quotes)

Under a Labour government politicians would be held to account for their actions.

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 are writing the history of the country, to bring together middle and working class, the self employed, students and pensioners behind one movement that goes beyond the Labour Party

Labour government in Malta, would give stronger investigative powers to the Auditor-General, particularly when witnesses did not collaborate with him. The Auditor-General would also have the right to reopen the BWSC case,

I come from a generation of sceptics, who do not believe what politicians say. The Labour Party wants to convince people through actions, not words. The Nationalist party have given the country 25 years of lies, the Labour Party will build the country anew.

If this Government found the funds to construct a new Parliament, then a Labour Government will find the money to protect peoples health

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 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.

Labour would also promote a discussion on the living wage to ensure that all workers had a salary which enabled them to have a proper standard of living. This, would not be an imposition, but a discussion leading to consensus.