Updated - Valletta CVA system to be reviewed or scrapped

The government will review or scrap the CVA parking system in Valletta by the next Budget, the prime minister said at a public consultation meeting this evening. He said the system needed to be changed or scrapped because of the negative impact it was having on the Valletta business community. Dr Muscat was replying to questions at the last of a series of consultation meetings held by ministers. Dr Muscat's meeting, by far the best attended, was held in the courtyard of the Auberge de Castille. The prime minister said the government was looking at various Valletta parking options that included reverting to the old system whereby people paid an annual license to drive into the capital. Other options included extending the times when motorists could enter Valletta for free. "We want to reform or scrap the CVA system," he said to loud applause. Turning to the public transport system, he said the Arriva CEO told him he was committed to improving the system. The government,  Dr Muscat said, also wanted to review the park and ride system. "The park and ride site today is a cemetery. It is part of Arriva's contract and I hope to find a solution," he said. He said it was unacceptable that...