“Our priority will be social mobility – a phrase we have long forgotten. We will not be jealous of the successful but we will stand behind them, congratulating them and encouraging their work.””
Joseph Muscat
“"This government is lacking in ambition, direction, leadership, vision and principles,” he said. “Our citizens need and want to be able to understand a government’s aims and plans – something which Gonzi’s government is not delivering”
“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
“We want a sound economy to be able to offer better living for all families. A small business as the backbone of Maltese economy and burdening this sector of the economy does not make economic sense. They are the key to our economic success.”
“Solidarity, had to be meaningful and not just a word. Malta would keep insisting that it should be helped and would raise its voice if necessary. We are good but not gullible. We are ready to help but we have to be helped as well”
“We will be there to offer help, without taking side but assisting those who are fighting to help them gain peace”
“A Labour government would also bring about a generational change in tax collection, shifting taxation from income to environmental issues. In this way, people who were enterprising and were successful because of their hard work would not end up being penalised by paying more tax.”
