Maltese families ‘cannot cope’

http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=100698

The General Workers’ Union, commenting on a remark by Social Policy Minister John Dalli, said the government should no longer burden the people to hide the inefficiencies and financial mismanagement of public entities.

Mr Dalli said in a television programme that one of the challenges the Maltese family was facing is to keep up with the cost of living. This, the GWU said, confirmed what it had long been saying, that families were burdened with costs which they cannot cope with.

It was for this, it added, that it had not agreed with the utility tariffs increase imposed as from last 1 January. While a prominent minister was recognising that the cost of living is a challenge for families, the government forged ahead and raised the electricity and water rates without considering the social impact these would have.

So long as the government went on like this, the GWU added, it would not only be causing social damage but would be harming also the economy.