The Nationalist Party has accused Gozo and Planning Minister Clint Camilleri of “squandering more public funds.”

The PN in a statement, highlighted the fact that the Auditor General’s latest Report found “negligence, lack of planning, and lack of transparency in spending that exceeded twice the estimated cost for a single road in Gozo.”

“A report by the Auditor General on the Government Accounts for 2023, published a few days ago, revealed that Gozo and Planning Minister Clint Camilleri spent €18.5 million on a single road project in Nadur, Gozo – over €10 million more than the original estimated budget of €8 million,” the PN  said.

“This expenditure was incurred without any documentation showing where and how these extra funds were spent and without obtaining approval from the Ministry for Finance,” the PN said.

It added that “the conclusions of the NAO’s Public Accounts 2023 Report highlight not only a lack of planning and incompetence but also significant negligence and a lack of transparency in how Minister Clint Camilleri manages public funds.”

According to the PN, “even in the 2025 Budget votes passed by Parliament last Monday, the Ministry for Gozo required an additional €13.4 million in supplementary expenditure beyond its approved budget for this year. Among this extra spending, it appears that the Ministry for Gozo paid €2.6 million more in allowances than the €1.8 million initially approved – exceeding the budget by over 250%.”

Meanwhile, it said, “capital expenditure was reduced by €5 million, despite Gozo’s infrastructure being in a dire state requiring urgent attention.”

The Nationalist Party insisted that, “it is clear that Minister Clint Camilleri not only acted irresponsibly with public funds in the consultancy case involving his colleague’s wife but also cannot be trusted with public funds in any circumstance.”

“This reckless abuse of funds continues with the endorsement of Prime Minister Robert Abela, who has kept Minister Clint Camilleri in his post despite clear evidence of mismanagement and untrustworthiness with public funds,” said the PN.

The Nationalist Party concluded by saying that, “it is evident that Minister Clint Camilleri is not fit for purpose. The PN reiterates its call for Camilleri’s resignation. If the Minister for Gozo insists on not stepping down voluntarily, Robert Abela must remove him.”

The statement was signed by Alex Borg Shadow Minister for Gozo and Mark Anthony Sammut Shadow Minister for Transport and Mobility.

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