Now that "the government that listens" has made it clear it will neither listen to the Maltese people nor the European institutions, and that it will rough-shod ahead with its "leading programme" of selling Maltese citizenships, we'd do well to review with hindsight how Edward Scicluna, our Minister of Finance, had replied to questions and tried to misguide the European Parliament on this scheme ( click here for video ). Scicluna had told the EP that the scheme will be capped to around 50 a year (therefore 250 in five years) and that the €8 to €15 million funds made from this scheme will not be necessary to balance our budget. "They're just a token, no big deal compared to our €3 billion budget." On the other hand, Muscat is now saying that it will be capped to 1,800 foreigners (7 times more than Scicluna's cap) and that it will generate in excess of €1 billion (70 times more than his actual Finance Minister's highest estimate). Var
Mark huwa inġinier u kandidat għall-Elezzjoni Ġenerali fuq ir-4 u l-10 distrett, f'isem il-Partit Nazzjonalista. Huwa Kunsiller elett fil-Kunsill Lokali tal-Gudja sa mill-2006.