Labour hails Malta’s vigorous ‘economic optimism’

Labour cites figures from EU-wide survey to argue that the public are more confident in the economy now than they were under the previous administration

1 August 2015, 11:40am
by Staff Reporter

1 min read

The Labour Party have toasted recent Eurobarometer findings which indicate that 81% of the Maltese regard the country’s economic situation as positive, a higher percentage than all other EU countries except Germany and the Nerherlands.

In a statement, the PL pointed out that only 44% of the Maltese had rated the economy positively at the end of the previous Nationalist administration.

They added that 92% of the people interviewed in the survey were pleased with their lives, contrary to 76% in 2012.

They also said that 84% of families rated their financial situation from positive, up from 63% in 2012, and that 70% of people rated their employment as positive, up from 50% in 2012.

Only 7% of the surveyed people said that they were worried about the national debt, down from 24% in 2012. 54% said that they have faith in the government, up from 34% in 2012.