Tuesday, 8th July 2008 - 17:29CET
Fuel duty does not fluctuate with price - government
The government said this afternoon that duty on fuel were calculated by volume, not price, and therefore did not fluctuate every time the oil price rose, as the surcharge did.
The government was replying to comments by Labour leader Joseph Muscat, who has urged the government to cap its revenue from duty on fuel at last month’s levels.
It said the Labour leader was wrong to argue that the duty operated in the same way as the surcharge, because duty was charged by volume while the surcharge was linked to the price.
And while the oil price had continued to rise, the government had not increased the duty.
The government said it could not understand how Dr Muscat’s proposals to strengthen democracy had included capping of fuel duties.
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A Eurosceptic no doubt! Simplistically blaming 'Brussels petty dictators' for VAT.
Your lijder has not admitted that joining the EU is good for Malta, in spite of the venomous anti EU campaign he was a very prominent member of. Now that he has made the mother of all U turns I don't blame you for feeling so confused about VAT and duty.
Like the PN in Government you have to lump it and move on and make the best of the next few years - the reality is that even if the MLP were elected to power today it would make no difference to VAT rates, duties and the likes. More significantly the price of oil will still continue to rise and the Govt will still need to pay the high price to keep us supplied with water and electricity. The money has to come from somewhere, whether it is tax or surcharge or duty or levy or whatever WE have to pay - no one else!
Are you surprised? the kid spent the last 4 weeks bluffing and spreading crap around. Nobody has challenged him so far, because of the so called honeymoon period.
And don't even expect his MPs to come forward. They have let Sant say all those lies about Europe, and all of them kept their mouth shut, including the kid. I am sure that he expects the same treatment as his master.
Vat was imposed on the orders of the Brussels petty dictators.
Excise duty is another tax imposed again by the Brussels petty dictators who have also dictated the minimum tax that athe government of a member country can impose on energy products including electricity.
This means that even if the government wanted to do away with VAT and excise duty to help its people it could not do so and it shall have to impose VAT and the minimum tax ordered by the EU petty dictators.
Oil price hikes are a reality and probably these sky-high prices are here to stay for very long time. The surcharge has recently been revised to a staggering 95%. Enemalta states that there has been no drop in consumption in spite of the hefty increase in surcharge. However, their statement does not shed any light on the power outages occurring practically every day (sometimes twice in one day) in different parts of the island. I employ 20 people, I have invested heavily in new and larger premises in an upmarket office area in Ta’ Xbiex, I pay all my dues and yet I am regularly denied access to a reliable supply of electricity in my offices.
As a result of Enemalta’s incompetence, I will have to fork out a further €14,000 + running/maintenance costs out of the company’s coffers to increase the capacity of an existing generator. Alternatively, I will not be able to provide an air-conditioned environment for my staff and my clients during Enemalta’s power outages, which will definitely result in loss of man-power and business. I could have used this money to continue investing in my company’s growth thus providing more employment opportunities.
Just begining to wonder who wrote the MLP Electoral Program; Couldn't it have been Joseph Muscat.
A collective Ooooops! from Labour.
Shallow Joe Muscat is found out again!