PN - Nationalist ministers did not alter Privatisation Unit decisions

The Nationalist Party insisted this afternoon that no Nationalist minister ever altered recommendations by the Privatisation Unit. The party was replying to the Labour Party's reaction to a call for the Auditor General to investigate how Economic...

August 17, 2013| Times of Malta 1 min read

The Nationalist Party insisted this afternoon that no Nationalist minister ever altered recommendations by the Privatisation Unit.

The party was replying to the Labour Party's reaction to a call for the Auditor General to investigate how Economic Affairs Minister Chris Cardona interfered in the Privatisation Unit during a call for expressions of interest for the provision of legal services to handle the granting of licences for two casinos.

The Labour MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said yesterday that the Auditor-General should also report how the former government issued direct orders to a few companies instead of a call for expressions of interest.

The PN said the Auditor-General reviewed all direct orders every year without being asked to do so by MPs. Labour's call, therefore, was only an attempt to hinder the Auditor-General, the PN said.

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