Jun 24 - Minister Paul Balban’s 2015 Budget Address
Minister Paul Balban’s 2015 Budget Address
Minister For Traffic, Transport And Technical Services
Mr Speaker, it is an honour to stand here today to deliver my 4th Budget address. The last before a General Election, when the people of Gibraltar will be able to take account and analyse exactly how, in their minds we have fared, as a Government. It is my honest opinion, Mr Speaker that we have done well. It is impossible to please everyone, but I sincerely think that we have managed, via our thorough manifesto promises, to steer Gibraltar well into the future. Our successes across the board have been noteworthy indeed, two new schools, a University for Gibraltar, almost 1,000 new affordable homes already close to completion and a new 1,700 recently announced, the refurbishment of the once forgotten housing estates, public meetings of the DPC, a new small boats marina, a draft traffic plan, a new psychiatric unit, Commonwealth Park, achieving the lowest levels of unemployment ever seen locally, a new bank for Gibraltar, the Gibraltar Mega Music Festival, a new ID Card, the list goes on and on, Mr Speaker.