The Nationalist Party published its pre-budget document on Thursday, with party leader Bernard Grech saying it was focused on improving the people's quality of life. Speaking at a press conference, Grech said that the document was a continuation of the last electoral programme and if implemented could make a difference in people’s lives. “Our country needs to work harder to eliminate poverty and the cost of living crisis cannot be allowed to continue having this devastating impact on our most vulnerable,” he said. “We also cannot be happy with giving people the bare minimum of assistance,” he continued. We must put quality of life at the centre of our politics.” Opposition spokesperson for finance Jerome Caruana Cilia said that the proposals are structured around six main pillars: cost of living assistance, business development, Health, work and education, the environment as well as justice and good governance. Assistance to employers as COLA rises The wide-ranging document says the current Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) mechanism should be used for the current budget and there should be no changes without agreement with the social partners. But with the wage adjustment...
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