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5 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 8 NOVEMBER 2020 NEWS Following Government's request to make it permissible for permanent residential development on the site of the former Ħal Ferħ tourist complex in Għajn Tuffieħa, the Planning Authority has published a draft amendment to the 2006 North West Local Plan and the 2008 Ħal Ferħ Development Brief. The proposed amendment will include Class 1 (Use Classes Order, 2014) in the list of acceptable land-uses subject that the primary land-use within the site remains that for tourism accommodation. The proposal guarantees that any proposed permanent residential development on the site will only be permitted within the existing approved gross developable floorspace (GDF) and is carried out in a comprehensive manner as part of the tourist complex. The proposed amendments to both the Development Brief and the Local Plan, together with the maps and submissions received during the public consultation (phase 1) may be viewed on the Planning Authority's website www.pa.org.mt/consultation. Individuals and organisations are being invited to send their submissions on these proposed amendments in writing through e-mail: nwlp.halferh@pa.org.mt Submissions are to be received by the Authority not later than 15th December 2020. www.pa.org.mt PLANNING AUTHORITY HAVE YOUR SAY (Phase 2) OPEN PUBLIC CONSULTATION Site at ex- Ħal Ferħ tourist complex, l/o Mellieħa Partial Review of the North West Local Plan (2006) & Ħal Ferħ Development Brief THERE are more people who believe Budget 2021 has a high positive impact on the country than on them personally, a Mal- taToday survey shows. When asked to indicate on a scale of one to 10 how much of a positive effect the budget has on their personal situation, 42.5% of people fall within the high category. A further 45.7% fall within the medium cate- gory and only 7.1% believe the budget has a low impact. Responses are grouped into the three broad categories with those awarding the budget a score of between eight and 10, falling in the high category, and those awarding it between one and three, falling in the low cat- egory. However, when the same question is asked about the budget's impact on the country, 52.8% fall within the high cate- gory, followed by 33.9% in the medium and 7.7% in the low. Edward Scicluna's exercise is judged highly positive with ab- solute majorities among those aged between 51 and 65, and the elderly. An absolute majority of people in these two age groups believe that the budget has a high pos- itive impact on them personally and the country. The survey shows that among those aged between 18 and 35, 56.4% give the budget a medium score when asked for its impact on them personally. The tide shifts towards the high catego- ry when asked about the impact on the country – 48.1% of the young believe the budget has a high positive impact. Labour voters tend to have a more positive view of the budget than Nationalists. A breakdown of results by 2017 voting patterns, shows that 71% of PL voters believe the budget has a high positive impact on them personally, a number that drops to 8.4% among PN voters. Only 1.1% of PL voters give the budget a low score for its im- pact on their personal situation. The bulk of PN voters (70.7%) give the budget a medium score on a personal level, while 15% award it a low score. However, PN voters hold bet- ter views of the budget when asked to assess its impact on the country with 23% awarding it a high score, 50.7% a medium score and 19.6% a low score. When asked to judge the budget's impact on the coun- try, 79% of PL voters award it a high score, while 18.6% give it a medium classification and none award a low score. ksansone@mediatoday.com.mt Budget 2021: Me vs Country How did Budget affect you and the country On a scale from one (1) to ten (10) how much of a positive effect has the Budget had on you PERSONALLY ALL PL Now PN Now No vote Pl 2017 PN 2017 Didn't vote 2017 Male Female 18-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Primary Secondary Post-sec Tertiary Gozo Northern N Harbour S Eastern S Harbour Western 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 42.4% 45.7% 7.1% 21.1% 76.2% 68.2% 7.6% 19.3% 61.9% 25.6% 5.7% 71.0% 25.3% 8.4% 70.7% 15.0% 37.0% 47.1% 41.3% 47.6% 6.8% 43.9% 43.4% 7.5% 31.3% 56.4% 36.8% 50.2% 7.8% 51.5% 38.4% 7.8% 53.2% 35.1% 9.0% 58.1% 30.0% 7.2% 47.9% 37.5% 9.8% 40.5% 51.1% 29.3% 60.9% 6.2% 31.6% 56.6% 36.6% 51.2% 9.3% 37.9% 47.4% 9.0% 56.2% 31.3% 51.5% 45.8% 39.0% 44.5% 13.8% High Medium Low On a scale from one (1) to ten (10) how much of a positive effect has the Budget had on the COUNTRY All PL now PN now No vote PL 2017 PN 2017 Didn't vote 2017 Male Female 18-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Primary Secondary Post-sec Tertiary Gozo Northern N Harbour S Eastern S Harbour Western 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 52.8% 33.9% 7.7% 84.0% 13.5% 20.1% 51.6% 22.5% 43.2% 42.6% 79.0% 18.6% 23.0% 50.7% 19.6% 43.6% 36.3% 55.7% 32.3% 6.7% 49.2% 35.8% 9.0% 48.1% 36.9% 6.4% 46.7% 41.6% 6.1% 57.6% 29.8% 9.1% 60.6% 25.5% 9.7% 64.6% 22.2% 8.5% 56.9% 27.9% 10.0% 49.9% 39.0% 43.7% 44.2% 7.5% 50.4% 30.3% 11.4% 52.5% 37.8% 42.2% 36.7% 13.0% 60.0% 28.4% 71.9% 26.5% 45.3% 40.2% 11.8% High Medium Low Primary Secondary Post-sec Tertiary Gozo Northern N Harbour S Eastern S Harbour Western 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 58.1% 30.0% 7.2% 47.9% 37.5% 9.8% 40.5% 51.1% 29.3% 60.9% 6.2% 31.6% 56.6% 36.6% 51.2% 9.3% 37.9% 47.4% 9.0% 56.2% 31.3% 51.5% 45.8% 39.0% 44.5% 13.8% On a scale from one (1) to ten (10) how much of a positive effect has the Budget had on the COUNTRY All PL now PN now No vote PL 2017 PN 2017 Didn't vote 2017 Male Female 18-35 36-50 51-65 65+ Primary Secondary Post-sec Tertiary Gozo Northern N Harbour S Eastern S Harbour Western 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 52.8% 33.9% 7.7% 84.0% 13.5% 20.1% 51.6% 22.5% 43.2% 42.6% 79.0% 18.6% 23.0% 50.7% 19.6% 43.6% 36.3% 55.7% 32.3% 6.7% 49.2% 35.8% 9.0% 48.1% 36.9% 6.4% 46.7% 41.6% 6.1% 57.6% 29.8% 9.1% 60.6% 25.5% 9.7% 64.6% 22.2% 8.5% 56.9% 27.9% 10.0% 49.9% 39.0% 43.7% 44.2% 7.5% 50.4% 30.3% 11.4% 52.5% 37.8% 42.2% 36.7% 13.0% 60.0% 28.4% 71.9% 26.5% 45.3% 40.2% 11.8% High Medium Low Those aged 18-35 give the Budget a medium score when it comes to them personally, but the tide shifts towards the high category when asked about the impact on the country