Updated - Adds Labour's reaction
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi said this evening that Labour appeared to have deeper pockets than the PN, and he wondered where its money was coming from.
Speaking in the second press conference of the day, this time at PN headquarters, Dr Gonzi highlighted the government's work in education, health and job creation and again criticised the Labour Party for not returning properties it took from private owners to use as its clubs.
He said that in considering their choice at the forthcoming general election, the people should see how this country in the past five years achieved results which were better than all of its neighbours. The situation was such that the Opposition had issued an unprecedented certificate by saying that it would adopt the government's Budget.
Speaking on the PN's fund-raising activity on Sunday, he questioned whether the Labour Party had some new source of revenue. One wondered, he said, where the PL's money were coming from, given its huge spending on billboards, for example, far exceeding that of the PN.
"It appears that the PL has a substantial amount of funds, which the PN does not have," he said.
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