Some decisions hurt the PN but showed it won’t be bought – Busuttil

PN leader Simon Busuttil said that the party has taken some decisions which have hurt it but these decisions have also shown that the party will not be bought.

In an election-style video message, Dr Busuttil said the PN has had to take difficult decisions throughout the last four years but these have strengthened the party.

“This experience has led us to question what politics is and what people expect from us. People want results, not talk. They have grown tired of hearing how the economy has grown. What they want to know is; what does it mean to them?”

People, Dr Busuttil said, want good jobs that pay well. That is why the PN wants to create new industries, including in logistics, the environment and technological financial services.

Because the PN believes in the importance of small and medium enterprises it is pledging to reduce their tax rate to 10%. The PN is also pledging to introduce the concept of equal pay for equal work and to help the vulnerable, including those who cannot afford to pay for medicine or housing.

“We did not want to hold on to our ideas until just before the election. We wanted to present them early on so that they can be discussed. We want to have a doable five-year plan, not an undeliverable roadmap.”

Dr Busuttil said the PN had managed to bring change even from the Opposition benches, including on the website registration saga. “We gave a voice to those who were against the flogging of public land, including Żonqor and the ITS site. We gave a voice to the thousands who protested against corruption. People were right to be angry – they did not expect the country’s leaders to be caught with secret companies.”

Dr Busuttil insisted that the political system in Malta had to be changed from the ground up.

“When I speak to people they tell me that in us they see the ability to lead the country in the right direction. But they also tell me that they expect better. I used to ask them; better than what? Better than ever before. Better than this government. Better than we ever were. Our country is calling and a lot depends on what you feel and what you will be doing.”

People want results, not talk