Heated arguments and constant cross-debates dominated the budget debate for Gozo this evening. Gozo Minister Anton Refalo said that bereft of EU funds, this year's budget is the best in the last decade, providing the island with €50 million in capital expenditure. He criticised the Opposition's "negative" attitude, adding that its lack of concrete proposals was a clear sign of its inability to govern. The government had transformed the Gozitan economy from a seasonal to an all-year-round one and this had resulted in economic growth of 7.3 per cent during the past year alone. For 2017, the government was investigating the possibility of expanding the port at Mġarr in accordance with a report commissioned by a Nationalist administration to provide for a second entrance to the port. It would also be investing in a second fibre-optic cable to provide better connectivity, and in a digital hub. Shadow Minister Chris Said argued there was virtually nothing new in the budget allocation for Gozo. Most proposals were recycled from previous budgets, some – including a proposed study into the viability of a permanent link between the islands – dating from as far back as 2013 and 2014. Gozo...
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