Partit Demokratiku accuses government of ‘rushing blindly on Gozo tunnel’

The parliamentary motion on the Gozo tunnel presented by the government to be discussed today in Parliament is a clear admission that government has decided to go ahead with the project no matter what, Partit Demokratiku has said.

“This is because it has an electoral manifesto pledge. In the motion, the government is clearly admitting that the information on the viability and sustainability of such a national mega project is neither complete nor ascertained,” PD said.

PD notes how “the government has also committed itself to being the guardian of our natural environment and cultural identity, and that it will follow all pertinent regulations and laws.” Partit Demokratiku and the people of Malta and Gozo have a different experience of the reality behind numerous government projects which do not follow ethical correctness, transparency and accountability.

Partit Demokratiku said it fully supported the NGOs’ collective legal action and has called on the government to publish all reports as the technical information presented is disjointed, inadequate and incomplete. Partit Demokratiku is not limited by tunnel vision, and the permanent link as presented is not the be all and end all to all of Gozo’s problems. Partit Demokratiku is for the invigoration of the Gozitan economy by safeguarding and enhancing Gozo’s Unique Selling Points.

Gozo’s social fabric needs to be strengthened through positive incentives and the creation of work in Gozo, thus improving the quality of life.