Voters were appalled by the Prime Minister’s insensitivity to their feelings and saw the government’s insistence on proceeding with the contract – on the grounds that Malta needed more power supply - as a sign of its arrogance.

Labour government would give stronger investigative powers to the Auditor-General, particularly when witnesses did not collaborate with him. The Auditor-General would also have the right to reopen the BWSC case,

By voting for Gonzi you are voting for another five years of BWSC, another five years of water and electricity bills, and another five years of a government promising one thing and doing another!

Why should there be any difficulty for the media to film the BWSC hearing in the Public Accounts Committee?

Government is taxing the country dry

A Labour government would also bring about a generational change in tax collection, shifting taxation from income to environmental issues. In this way, people who were enterprising and were successful because of their hard work would not end up being penalised by paying more tax.