Press Release: Positive outcome for Black Friday 2024
29 November 2024
Feedback reported to the Malta Chamber of SMEs on Black Friday results indicates mixed outcomes....
Ezempju ta’ dan ir-ragunar hu dak li jsir fl-Ingliterra. Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi Ingliz, Gordon Brown, hu probabbli l-aktar Ministru tal-Finanzi fl-ahhar snin li hu konxju il-hin kollu ta’ dak li jgieghel lin-nies ihossuhom sewwa u ta’ dak li jrid isir biex is-setturi kollha fl-ekonomija ingliza ma jaqghux lura u jibqghu jistinkaw u jinvestu. Skemi fuq skemi ta’ support u ta’ ghajnuna lis-setturi tal-ekonomija l-aktar lis-settur tal-intrapriza z-zghira, u fl-istess waqt id-dhul tat-taxxi jizdied. Ghax Gordon Brown mill-bidu ta attenzjoni massima lil dawk li l-aktar irid minnhom: investituri, sidien tan-negozji, centri finanzjarji u ohrajn li jinfluwenzaw bil-kbir id-decizjonijiet ta’ kemm ikun hemm min lest li l-ekonomija jitfalha. Ghax ix-xoghol ma jigix bil-paroli jew bil-magija. Ix-xoghol jigi billi l-intrarpiza kbira u zghira thoss li ghandha ghax tahdem aktar, tkabbar aktar, izzid u tifrex aktar. Dan kollu jirrifletti f’aktar xoghol, f’aktar jobs, f’zidiet fil-pagi u f’holqien ta’ inizjattivi godda. Dan hu li jfisser manigjar ekonomiku. F’dan is-sens kemm hi verament manigjata l-ekonomija Maltija? Mentalita’ Hazina A fair deal Kulhadd jitkellem dwar “a fair deal for consumers”. Jien nahseb li wasal ukoll iz-zmien li l-media tkun konxja wkoll tal-htiega ta’ kumpanija indirizata biex ikun hawn wkoll “a fair deal for retailers”. Ma jistax ikun li mal-hazin jibqa’ jehel kulhadd. Mhux kulhadd jaf li hawn nies mhux professjonali u hallelin. F’liema qasam mhux hekk? Mhux kulhadd jaf li hawn min jikser il-ligi, jevita t-taxxi, jmexxi l-kuntrabandu, jevita l-garanizi u jharbat. Izda dawn huma mhux biss l-ghedewwa tal-konsumaturi izda wkoll l-ghedewwa tar-retailers serji. Dan l-istess ghall-professjonisti. Din l-istess ghall-haddiema. Ghax jekk hemm professjonisti li jisirqu allura jehlu kollha. Ghax hemm haddiema li jiskartaw u jiehdu l-paga ghal xejn allura jehlu l-haddiema kollha. Dawk li jiskartaw u jisirqu, kemm professjonisti, kemm haddiema, kif ukoll self employed u negozji, jaghmlu hekk ghax min hu responsabbli li jikkontrolla, jorqod. Kontrol Dan hu forsi l-aghar abbuz. Meta l-ghassies jorqod, jkun hawn t-tharbit. Bit-tharbit inbghatu lkoll. Haddiem ibghati meta sihbu jiskarta, sid ta’ negozju jbaghti meta l-kompettitur tieghu jisraq. Mhux fl-interess tas-serju li min iharbat jithalla jharbat. Min jevadi t-taxxa jiehu vantagg fuq in-negozju l-iehor li jhallas. Min jiskarta jbaghti ghalih siehbu. Min jisraq is-servizzi socjali inhallsu ghalih ilkoll. Hawn fejn nonqsu bl-ikrah f’dan il-pajjiz zghir taghna. Qiesu ghal certi nies xejn mhu xejn. Jafu li l-awtoritajiet, aktar iva milli le, jkunu b’ghajnejhom maghluqa jew jafu kif jaghlquhomlom, u kollox jghaddi. Ic-cittadin minn naha tieghu m’ghandux il-mentalita’ li l-abbuz jirrapportah. Mela kollox jghaddi. Hazin hafna aghar minn hekk, hu li l-valuri qieshom telqu. Allura dak li jkun mhux joqghod lura ghax ghandu obligu morali li hazin ma jaghmilx. Ghax din li l-morali qed tittiekel il-hin kollu qiesu mhux problema. L-awtoritajiet mill-banda l-ohra qieshom qatghu qalbhom. Ghalhekk l-abbuziv jixxala. Ma nesagerawx Fejn hu l-aghar Feel good factor Il-“feel good factor” ma jigix bil-paroli biss. In-nies ihossuhom sewwa ghax ikunu qeghdin sewwa. Biex thossok sew trid li x’hin iddahhal idejk fil-but, issib. Li x’hin tohrog tkun moqdi. Li x’hin thares madwarek tara serjeta’. Li x’hin thallas taf li qed tinghata servizz gust. Li min jikmanda l-affarijiet jaghmilhom sewwa. Il-“feel good factor trid strategija shiha biex takwistah u zzommu. Is-sistema li thadmet f’dawn l-ahhar snin li l-awtoritajiet jipprovaw jzzomm lin-nies jhossuhom sewwa ghax jitqabbdu nies jrednu l-hin kollu kemm qeghdin sewwa, mhiex tahdem. Min ghadu ma indunax jaqbillu jistenbah. Lanqas m’hi sejra tajba l-kampanja ta’ min jesagera, dejjem jeqred u jmaqdar kollox. In-nies taf tghasar u tiddeciedi. Ghalhekk is-serji fis-sena 2002 jridu politika li taghmel aktar sens. Politika li tkun verament indirizata lejhom u mhux lejn il-bah ta’ fuq il-karta.
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