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Lethal electric shocks
Posted on March 8th, 2010 Charles Mangion No commentsOne thing that our families and businesses do not need at the moment is a shock that disrupts the already steadily deteriorating quality of life. The increased tariffs in electricity bills have shocked the stability of our economy at a time when external shocks caused by the lingering world recession have already shaken the basis [...]
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Dejn ta’ Euro 10,000 ghal kull persuna.
Posted on October 4th, 2009 Charles Mangion No commentsSal ahhar ta’ Awwissu, id-dejn nazzjonali lahaq ic-cifra tonda ta’ kwasi Euro 4 biljuni. Ma tantx rajna clebrazzjonijiet ghal dan l-avveniment ekonomiku li fi kliem semplici jfisser li ghal kull persuna li tghix f’ Malta ghandna dejn ta’ Euro 10,000.
Economy, Family, Social
Kieku ghandna xi pajjizi miexi fuq ir-rubini, kieku tghid ghall-inqas qed nghixu fil-kumdita f’ pajjiz [...] -
Where’s the beef ?
Posted on September 9th, 2009 Charles Mangion No commentsThe comments made by the Minister of Finance in a recent interview with The Times have surprised a number of people who wonder whether the Minister is indeed the same person who presented the 2009 budget. Had we not heard the promises and projections made by Mr Fenech less than a year ago, we might [...]
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How far are we from a recovery?
Posted on July 15th, 2009 Charles Mangion No commentsPoliticians, journalists, economists and ordinary people have been speculating for months on whether the local economy is really out of the woods. The initial political evaluation that Malta would escape the worst aspects of the global recession has understandably proven to be no more than wishful thinking.
Economy, Family, Social, Uncategorized
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L-inkompetenza tal Gvern tfisser tbatija ghall-poplu
Posted on July 7th, 2009 Charles Mangion No commentsWara li l-familji sofrew il-piz tat-tariffi tad-dawl u l-ilma mhux gustifikati minhabba l-prezzijiet internazzjonali taz-zejt, zidiet ghola fil-prezzijiet tal-petrol u gholi tal-hajja bla razan, il-familji issa qed jistennew minghand il-Prim Ministru Lawrence Gonzi budget tajjeb li jwizinhom fil-pizijiet imposta fuqhom fl-ahhar xhur.
Economy, Family, Social
Il-qaghda finanzjarja tal-Gvern mhix felici minkejja li l-Gvern zied il-kontijiet id-dawl u l-ilma, zied [...] -
Il-Gvern imexxi minn Dr Gonzi tilef il-kontroll fuq l-gholi tal-hajja
Posted on May 29th, 2009 Charles Mangion No commentsL-ahhar statistika ppublikata dwar l-gholi tal-hajja tikkonferma kemm il-prim ministru Lawrence Gonzi tilef il-kontroll fuq l-gholi tal-hajja f’pajizna. Issa mhux il-qaghda finanzjarja biss li harbet mill-kontroll tal-Gvern imma anke l-aktar elementi essenzjali ghall-hajja ahjar tal-familji.
Economy, Family, Social, Uncategorized
Ta min ifakkar illi d-deficit fl-ahhar 12 -il xahar lahaq livelli gholja li kien fis-sena 2004 meta Lawrence Gonzi ha t-tmexxija [...] -
Safeguarding our children’s health
Posted on May 27th, 2009 Charles Mangion No commentsThe government’s decision to go ahead and award the new power station contract to the bidder who is offering a technically and environmenatly inferior solution is alarming. This decision is going to affect the health of this and the next two generations. In actual fact no environment impact assessment has been carried out prior to [...]
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The Stalling Engines of our Economy
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 Charles Mangion No commentsIf there was any doubt that during the last several months we have been experiencing an economic downturn, these doubts were dispelled when recent statistics confirmed that we are in fact in a recession.
Economy, Family
The main engines of our economy are stalling with tourism and our exporting industries suffering the most. This, of course, if not [...] -
Sena ta’ hidma fil-Ministeru tal Finanzi, Ekonomija u Investiment.
Posted on March 22nd, 2009 Charles Mangion No commentsIl-messagg tal-Ministru Tonio Fenech dwar is-sena ta’ Hidma fil-ministeru tieghu huwa karetterizzat mill-assenza ta’ seba’ konsiderazzjonjiet importanti hafna ghal pajjizna .
Fil-messagg tieghu l Ministru tal Finanzi, l-Ekonomija, u l-Investiment Tonio Fenech
naqas milli jirreferi ghall-isfida qawwija li pajjizna qed jiffaccja fil-prezent u konfermata wkoll minn statistika ufficjali, cioe li pajjizna qed jibda jhoss l-effett ta’ [...]
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A Year of Controversies
Posted on March 10th, 2009 Charles Mangion No commentsMaltese Version Further Down
Family, Social
The slogan that can best describe the first year of the second Gonzi administration is that this has been A Year of Controversies. With a paper thin majority obtained after having massaged a section of the electorate with the balm of favours in the last few weeks prior to the election, many [...]
