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The PN’s pre-budget document was published in English and PN sources confirmed with Lovin Malta that no Maltese version was published.

Issued prior to the budget, it was criticised for being replete with typos and grammatical mistakes and for lacking tangible proposals.

“After reading their current proposals, I can say hand on heart that this is the worst PN we have had in our history,” Farrugia said. “They have hit a new low that we used to think they couldn’t hit.”

While there were indeed many typos and enough buzzwords to last a legislature, there were also some concrete proposals in the document.

Here’s a selection of them:

– Liberalise the energy distribution market

– Introduce LSEs at post-secondary schools 

– Use tax rebates to encourage business to sponsor families and young couples to buy properties 

– Free Wifi to elderly people who cannot afford it

– Create marine reserves to increase pockets of marine life and improve the experience for divers 

– Launch a national mental health screening for youths

– Immediately conclude the long-planned Ħal Far motorsport racetrack

– Substantially increase educators’ salaries

– Introduce fiscal incentives to encourage people to take an extended break from work to improve their skills

– Launch a Covid impact assessment to get a better view of the longstanding impact of prolonged online learning 

– Extend bereavement leave from one day to two weeks upon the loss of a child 

Cover photo: Transport Minister Aaron Farrugia (left) with Pjazza host Karl Stagno Navarra (Photo: Aaron Farrugia – Facebook)

Do you agree with any of the PN’s proposals?