Chamber and Govt common sense expose marx bros folly on borrowing

In my Opinion - By F. Oliva

It has become a frequent occurrence for far-left forces in Europe to vilify successful businessmen who build up their commercial enterprises contributing greatly to the national economy, providing employment and taxes for state coffers. The resentment and continuous denigration of these individuals whose assets have flourished through their own merit, to provide hundreds if not thousands of jobs for ordinary families is mindless. 


Now we are seeing these same dreadful trends surfacing in Gibraltar courtesy of certain elements in the trade union movement. They have again shown their penchant for voodoo economics urging the Government to borrow to fund pay increases in the public sector, never mind that the latter enjoys parity + + of between 30-40% higher wages than their counterparts in UK, according to official sources.

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