“Last year I stated that the majority of Gozitans would be supporting the Labour Party, and because we all worked together, history was written. Next Saturday we will be writing history again.”
Joseph Muscat Prime Minister and Leader of the Partit Laburista affirmed the above during a political activity held in Sannat.
The Prime Minister claimed that the Maltese people’s response will be to go out and vote for all the candidates of the PL Movement. “The message is being delivered to the Maltese and Gozitans. If this movement was not governing, you would not be receiving notifications about savings you will be making on previous utility bills, but instead you would actually be receiving higher utility bills. If this movement was not in Government, you would not be able to send your children to childcare centres for free, but you would be paying for this service.”
He added that, “if the people had not made the right choice, you would not be paying less taxes, those buying their first property would not be saving €5,000 on property tax and you would not have received part of the refund owed to you over extra tax payments on car registration. That is why, even those who are sceptic, or those who are stating that they have not yet made their point clear; today, when we are a week away from the election; I feel that they also should go out and vote for all PL candidates.”
The Prime Minister stated, “Some think that Gozo is a Nationalist colony, and that Gozo should remain bound to the past, however, I am convinced that the Gozitans think otherwise.”
The Prime Minister recalled that during the latter years of Nationalist administration, the PN had opened a factory which did not pay its employees, whereas the current Government attracted a new company to open in Gozo which will create 100 new jobs. “Furthermore, soon, the Cruise Liner Terminal and the Yacht Marina projects will be launched. Both projects will also mean more jobs.”
“My colleagues and I did not come here to tell you that we encountered bad weather, but we stand here telling you that we have started to deliver, that we are striving to create jobs in Gozo, that we have started to change the direction. Are we there yet? No, but we are striving and this is not a Government which is cut off from the people’s reality.”
The PL Leader claimed, “Others laugh at you, we understand you, not only understand you but we are working hard for you. All the work we performed during the first year makes all the difference. It gives us more energy to deliver; others said that they are still emerging from their shell, and then will start to race; but we, on the other hand, have been racing all along for the benefit of Maltese and Gozitan families.”
The PL Leader reiterated the fact that the opposition has no message to deliver, “They lack ideas on the way forward, but are simply being negative. The Maltese and Gozitan people are feeling this. Mistakes? Of course, but those who do nothing are the ones who never make mistakes. But when you weigh things, the scales tip towards the side of all the good that we performed during our first year in Government.”
The Prime Minister concluded by saying, “I understand those who refuse to cast their vote because they are somewhat hurt, however I appeal to you to go out and vote; one of the reasons being Simon Busuttil. Do you want to say that Simon Busuttil is right by refusing to cast your vote? We started doing our duty, we took care of all that is of benefit to our country, we changed the direction in which this country was going and we keep on looking at the future positively. Help us, give us the courage we need to keep on working and to raise Malta and Gozo to the highest levels possible by giving your vote to all the PL MEP candidates in order to truly ensure Malta’s Positive Energy.”
Parliamentary Secretary Roderick Galdes and MEP Candidates Mario Farrugia Borg and Clint Camilleri also intervened during this activity.