![]()
Updated 1.50pm - Added Labour reaction
Chris Fearne and Joseph Muscat know why Vitals Global Healthcare were brought over and then allowed to leave three years into hospital privatisation deal but cannot speak about it, PN leader Adrian Delia said on Sunday morning.
“How can the government boast that Malta has earned hundreds of millions of euros through the Individual Investor Programme and ran a surplus, but then has no money for the health sector?”
Addressing party supporters at Ażad offices in Valletta, Dr Delia asked why “people whom we know nothing about” were brought over to take over three state hospitals, when Malta had some of the best health professionals.
“This was a total admission that we had neither money, nor a plan, so we brought over someone whom we don’t know,” he said, adding that the government was not being honest about the deal.
READ: Government plays for time before showing Vitals guarantee
“Health Minister Fearne and Prime Minister Muscat know why Vitals Global Healthcare were brought over, and allowed to leave after being handed over €60 million, but they cannot speak about it,” Mr Delia said.
Crime concerns
In his address, Mr Delia insisted that...