Green Party slams pensions silence

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MALTA - The hotly-debated pensions reform has been allowed to fall from public view and the growing silence is breeding uncertainty among the people, said Green Party chairman Harry Vassallo.

In an article, Vassallo commented on how several months ago the Nationalist government had made “loud statements” claiming the reform was high on its agenda. But at present little action has bee...

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