Adrian Delia Takes Decision On His Nationalist Party Salary
Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia has put to bed concerns he will be taking a salary from the PN, confirming with Lovin Malta he has no immediate plans to do so.
This means Delia will, like his predecessor Simon Busuttil, only earn a €43,000 honorarium from Parliament for his role as Opposition leader.
Delia had raised eyebrows during a recent interview with Lovin Malta when he refused to rule out taking a wage from the PN.
“I think there is nothing at all untoward about someone receiving a salary for a full-time job,” he said “We need to be transparent in politics, but what’s the point of giving gestures simply to give off an impression? I appreciate that previous leaders refused a salary when the party’s finances were what they were, but there’s nothing wrong in me taking a salary if we manage to create new income streams and balance the party’s finances.”
Adrian Delia had earlier refused to rule out taking a wage from the PN
The admission became even more controversial after MaltaToday reported the PN and its media station Media.Link are drowning in debts amounting to some €25 million.
Although Delia has refused to confirm or deny those reports, he has now admitted the PN’s financial situation does not currently permit him to take a salary.