“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...””
Joseph Muscat
“A Labour government would be honest with the people. The people would accept sacrifices when the country’s real situation was explained to them rather than being told one thing before the election, and something different afterwards.”
“Labour government 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,”
BWSC
“The PL is not just a movement of imagined possibilities. Through Joseph Muscat’s positive thinking and forward looking attitude – as compared to that of lesser mortals – we are managing to show the country that we have what it takes to offer the vision to change the country for the better.”
Leo Brincat
“Under Labour's plans, Blacklisted persons and companies would be automatically disqualified from bidding for governmental contracts.”
“Parliamentary Secretaries and chairpersons would personally be held accountable should any files be found to be missing.”
“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.”
