Monday, 23rd June 2008 - 16:31CET

Fuel prices eating into people's income - GWU

The GWU this afternoon insisted that the government should have held consultations before the latest 'drastic' increases in fuel prices, which will have a direct impact on the people's purchasing power.

The union in a statement said that the fact that the governemnt had decided on its own was another example of how the administration was ignoring social dialogue.

The governemnt was also ignoring what it itself promised in the run-up to the general election.

The union warned that the latest increases would continue to pile upward pressure on prices and hence, on the people's pockets.

And the situation was expected to get worse when electricity prices rose, imminently.

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Comments

M Cassar (on 23/6/08)

That's what you get when a government stays in power for so long!

effie carbonaro (on 23/6/08)

once upon a time tony you said [issa daqshekk] and from that time till now all you have done is just plain talking,like vince farrugia of grtu and gejtu[mr nine pounds a week rise]vella of uhm.were is the time when the gwu stopped malta to take what is workers right.do you think that with just plain talking you are going to go somewhere.where is the force you and gejtu mercieca say you have behind you?why from the phoeniciai ssue the gwu has ceased to take action because afraid of any misfiring.why is the maltese worker losing his dignity,his family,his faith in both parties and is left like those immigrants floating alone in the middle of nowhere.

laurence (on 23/6/08)

Tony, `Yes! Together we can work it out` and on our own for that matter.
`The Nation will judge us on what we achieve and not for what we preach.`
And so say all of us!