ADPD-The Green Party insisted Friday that the piecemeal taxation proposals being floated separately by both the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party fail to address the wider questions that Malta urgently needs to confront about the purpose and direction of its economic model.

ADPD-The Green Party PRO and candidate on districts 3 and 4 Brian Decelis said:"Taxation should indeed be discussed, but it must be approached holistically and guided by clear social and ecological principles, not through isolated electoral measures designed for short-term political gain. Taxation is portrayed as some dirty word by Labour and PN, however it is a system, if rooted in progressive principles, that ensures that those with greater means contribute fairly while guaranteeing that public services are adequately financed."

ADPD warns against reducing taxation debates to narrow discussions on selective tax cuts without considering the broader impact on social justice, environmental sustainability and the state's capacity to provide quality healthcare, education, social protection and infrastructure.

ADPD-The Green Party Chairperson and candidate on districts 6 and 12 Sandra Gauci added:"We must engage in a serious national discussion on what kinds of economic activity should be encouraged, discouraged or phased out altogether. There are various issues to tackle. For example, why should income from labour continue carrying a disproportionate burden while wealth, speculative financial activity, land speculation and dormant assets remain comparatively undertaxed?"

"The real choice is between an economy that serves everyone, is socially just, ecologically sustainable and respects people and resources, and an economy based on exploitation and short-term speculation that benefits a few at the expense of the many. For a serious, in depth national discussion PL and PN should refrain from proposing fragmented tax measures without presenting a coherent vision for Malta's social, economic and environmental future. We want a politics of 'together', not rampant individualism which really only favours the few."