the 'authors of the country's destiny'
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maltatoday | MONDAY • 25 MAY 2026
NEWS
ELECTION 2026
served to study, work, buy their
first home, and build a family in
their own country. He commit-
ted to a 25% increase in stipends
from the coming scholastic year,
saying the increase would begin
from October without waiting
for a budget.
On transport, Borg said traffic
was costing the country around
€170 million per year and that
Malta had one of the high-
est rates of respiratory-related
deaths in Europe. He said the
PN's mass transport project had
full technical detail, clear time-
lines, and confirmed financing,
with shadow finance minister
Adrian Delia having signed off
on the budget.
He said the first major mass
transport line would be com-
pleted within the first five years
of a PN government, contrasting
this with Labour's pledge of five
more years of studies.
On population, Borg said La-
bour had grown the country's
population without a plan to
manage pressure on roads, hos-
pitals, schools, and national
security. He said a PN govern-
ment would create a dedicated
authority to manage population
sustainably and protect the iden-
tity of Malta and Gozo.
On pensions, Borg committed
to raising them by at least €650
per year and to introducing a free
GP service at the homes of elder-
ly patients. He said cancer med-
ication would be fully free under
a PN government, recalling that
when the proposal was first an-
nounced, Labour attacked it as
impossible before eventually en-
dorsing it days later.
The PN mass meeting yesterday in Sliema
