Leader of the Opposition Dr Simon Busuttil has said that he has received telephone calls from people who told him that their water and electricity bills they received are no cheaper than they used to be. Dr Busuttil interpreted this as meaning that some people had been fooled by this government when promised that they would be paying lower W&E bills.
All Dr Busuttil had to do to check whether those who had phoned him were telling the truth or not, was to check his own W&E bills. What he has to do is check the new rates and compare them with the old ones and he will find out that the new rates are indeed much lower. So if Dr Busuttil consumes the same amount of electricity and water as he used to when rates were higher, then his W&E bills will be lower than before. But if, because rates are now lower, Dr Busuttil consumes much more water and electricity, his W&E bills will not be cheaper at all. The same applies to all those who allegedly had phoned the Leader of the Opposition!
I appeal to the Leader of the Opposition to stop insulting the intelligence of his own supporters , who are ready to believe whatever he says in order to try and undermine the people's trust in our Prime Minister and his government.
Eddy Privitera
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