Jonathan Chetcuti, Żebbuġ.
I love my surcharge
Following weeks of debate on the water and electricity surcharge, my wife and I dug out our utility bills for the past year.
We discovered that over a year we had paid a total of Lm68 (€158.44) in surcharge. So if the Labour Party were to be in power, we would have saved the grand sum of half that amount - €79.22 (Lm34), or €38.61 (Lm17) each!
In a frenzy of excitement on seeing this, we whipped out our FS3s for 2007 and, surprise, surprise, we calculated that a widening of the tax bands and a revision of the top rate of income tax would result in hundreds of euros in our pocket rather than in the taxman's coffers.
So please leave my surcharge alone.
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Karl Serracino
Mar 3rd 2008, 11:10
Well done. It clearly shows that tal-Labour the environment is at the bottom of their agenda. I would much prefer to save on my direct income than on the surcharge and justifying waste and pollution. I totally agree with you Jonathan. Tal -labour are in panic and amateurs on such issues.
Corinne Vella
Mar 2nd 2008, 21:30
Effie Carbonaro: Have you worked out how much energy those bulbs would save? You could buy a few more and save even more. If everyone does that, then even more money remains in our economy because Malta will buy less oil. The benefits are not the cost of the light bulbs themselves.
effie carbonaro
Mar 2nd 2008, 14:23
in your case you may be right.but last week i recieved my w&e bill of €233 in it a surcharge €74.if u multiply these by 6 because thats how many bills we recieve each year it cames to €444 or £m 190 divide 50%= £m 95.i think thats more than the four bulbs promised by gonzi pn.
Alfred Cassar
Mar 2nd 2008, 13:35
Well done for your calculations Jonathan. That's what everyone should do and that's how we should all evaluate both party's electoral manifesto. We should not be blinded with what others tell us. God gave each one of us a brain .... we should use it to come to our own conclusions !!!
Steven Grech
Mar 2nd 2008, 11:48
If only more Maltese shared your thinking Mr Chetcuti!