€10,000 loan for first time buyers proposed by Labour Party ahead of election

Feb 21 2022

Prime Minister Robert Abela has pledged a €1,000 for every first time buyer over a ten-year period, amounting to €10,000.

Abela said that the incentive would be backdated to contracts signed on January 1st of this year. He also downplayed concerns of this leading to increasing property prices.

Answering questions by press, Abela said that this will make a strong difference to first-time buyers and that prices would have gone up when similar measures were introduced in the past to curb worries about increasing property prices.

This comes amid five proposals the party put forth as it runs for the March 26th general election. The other proposals seek to address several other issues concerning environment and even pensions.

Abela revealed how the Labour government would pump €700 million over seven years in green lungs for urban spaces. This is to ensure residents not having to drive their cars to spend time in an open public space.

Other proposals target pensioners, revealing how pensions will be increased and that those applicable will be receiving all medicines on the government formulary for free. Abela also revealed that tax bands would be widened and tax refunds strengthened.

Abela revealed that all of the five proposals would cost €1.39 billion over five years and are set to be financed through money generated by new job creation and economical strengthening.

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WATCH: What does Adrian Delia regret most from his run as PN leader?

Feb 21 2022

Less stress, less constant tension & a better human experience. These were the words of Adrian Delia when asked how he feels nowadays following his experience experience as PN Leader.

During Malta Daily’s show ‘The Interview with Fabian Demicoli’, Delia stated that rather than ‘feeling hurt’, he feels a sense of relief due to the massive weight lifted from his shoulders. The former leader went on to state that he feels that he could have done more, and still can do more, in the face of political tribalism in Malta.

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BREAKING: PN candidates Mario Galea, Kristy Debono and Clyde Puli withdraw from general election

Feb 21 2022

This newsroom can confirm that PN candidates Kristy Debono, Mario Galea and Clyde Puli will be withdrawing from the general election race.

Internal sources confirm that the candidates will be stepping down, with the PN vying to make way for a more youthful line up.

Internal sources have also confirmed that this is an agreement with the party itself in order to make way for the future generation to participate in the party’s political run.

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Exclusive: Clyde Puli withdraws from general election

Exclusive: Clyde Puli resigns from PN candidature

Feb 21 2022

Despite running for member of parliament for the 6th and 7th district and shadow minister for education and sport, Clyde Puli has just announced he will be resigning form the election race.

Puli said in first impressions since his resignation that he is doing this to give more space to the youth to participate and possibly contest in Maltese politics.

Just yesterday, he was fully supporting the PN’s election campaign, sharing a post with the slogan ‘Miegħek għal Malta’.

From what this newsroom can understand, the Nationalist Party is seeking to revitalise the party and finally get rid of some of its old guard. The party is pushing a new lingo and emoji-based campaign and we do not know whether this will create a domino effect of other candidates resigning.

This also comes as Robert Abela announces the general election for the 26th of March, with all parties ramping up to announce their proposals and vie for the public’s votes.

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