The Nationalist Party will be giving back “every euro” that was taken from the Maltese people through over-billing of electricity consumption, PN leader Adrian Delia reiterated on Sunday.
The PN said on Saturday that consumers were overcharged between €6 and €600 for their electricity consumption over one year, according to a study of 100 families.
The Sunday Times of Malta had also reported concerns by the Consumers’ Association and others that people were being “cheated” out of tariffs on their electricity consumption.
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“It is crystal clear that the government made agreements (on the power station and fuel procurement) with the intention that money would be going elsewhere,” Dr Delia said.
Speaking at Attard PN club, Dr Delia said the PN wanted to bring about a caring society and remove hate.
The government, he said, was spending millions to try to give the impression that all was going well. But that was far from the truth. The people were realising that despite building going up everywhere and foreigners coming to work here, all was not right in society.
Many people had problems, and those problems were not being acknowledged and seen to.
Malta was among the most built-up countries, and the government was encouraging further building as if this equated to economic progress and social wellbeing.
The country, he said, needed to give priority to planning, the environment and education. First and foremost, the country needed to acknowledge the challenges it faced.
Dr Delia said he had paid a visit to PC Simon Schembri, the traffic policeman who was run-over by an underage driver.
“We do not criticise the police corps, we only criticise those who interfere with police work,” Dr Delia said.
“The more the government tries to make a mockery of the police corps, the more we will be supporting the police.”
“Mr Schembri is a hero, let us treat him like a hero and give him the compensation he is due,” Dr Delia added.
Turning his attention to the IVF bill, Dr Delia said the issue was values and principles. The PN was pro-life and wanted every assistance to be given to those who had fertility problems.
It was the PN in government which introduced the IVF law in 2012 after achieving consensus about it. This government was amending that law without consensus (on areas such as embryo freezing).
The PN, he said, had listened to everyone’s opinions on IVF, and it would always protect those who do not have a voice, he said.
People will be at the centre of our politics, he insisted.