In the Press: Enemalta manager suspended | Public transport costs €70 million a year

The Times of Malta

Vincent Muscat, 52, drove across the Msida valley to a police station after being shot twice in the head and once in the hand. Muscat, known as ‘il-Kuhhu’, was given first aid until an ambulance arrived. Muscat was shot at in the road where he lives, at around 11:30pm on Tuesday night.

Sharing the front page is a report on the suspension of an Enemalta manager, who was responsible for misplaced files that detailed 2 million in electricity theft. The manager is the first senior official to be disciplined in relation to the electricity scandal.

In-Nazzjon

Following the discovery of Justice minister Owen Bonnici’s involvement in an accident, In-Nazzjon’s questions to the police still remain unanswered. In particular, the question asking whether Minister Bonnici underwent a Breathalyzer test after the incident. Police representatives said that such information was not being made available as investigations were still ongoing.

L-Orizzont

A report on the front page says that the removal of 1c and 2c coins from circulation was not something the government was considering. Belgium, the Netherlands and Finland have already phased out the small copper coins. The ministry of finance said that such a move would trigger the rounding up of prices, increasing the perception that the cost of living was going up.

The Malta Independent

According to a report carried by The Independent, running Malta’s public transport system costs about €70 million per year. This is just one of several statistics that have been made public recently. Another is that roughly €20 million would be made in annual ticket sales, leaving a €50 million bill that is nowhere near covered by the €6 million in subsidies given by the previous government. Foreign investors are put off by ‘excessive state interference’ and the challenging financial goals.