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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Florence Bore",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection",
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    "content": "done before. His Excellency the President gave us a directive that the beneficiaries be paid before the rest of the salaries are paid because the beneficiaries are vulnerable and poor. Indeed, they have been paid. My joy is that this vulnerable group has finally been paid. They are being paid on a monthly basis, something that has never been witnessed before. Two, I said 500,000 beneficiaries will be brought on board this year. We made a commitment as a Ministry and Government that 2.5 million beneficiaries will be brought on board in two years. We were at 1.2 million and in two years, we will be at 2.5 beneficiaries. So, we need to cover an extra 1.3 million. The 500,000 beneficiaries have been registered this year. As soon as we get money, they will be paid. The other 800,000 will be registered in the next financial year. That brings the number to 1.3 million beneficiaries. When you add the 1.2 million that we have, the total will be 2.5 million beneficiaries. I also made a request to this House to pass the Social Assistance Fund Bill. Once it is passed, we will bring on board donors who will give us more money to supplement the exchequer. That way, we will pay everyone who is over 70 years. Hon. Gonzi, will you help me by passing this Bill that will help your people? Help us to get this money on time and cover more beneficiaries."
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