Higher fuel prices from tomorrow

Joe Fenech

Apr 2nd 2009, 22:42

Wow...those are practically UK prices!

c falzon

Apr 2nd 2009, 14:15

I wonder who is making the profit - Enemalta or the owners of the petrol stations - of course not the consumers.

Martin Büttner

Apr 2nd 2009, 13:42

@ M. Micallef:
Yes, it is the citizens' and the opposition's duty to question the government's decisions.
This is how democracy works.

@ Steve Sant Fournier:
As for the international fuel prices, please note that the prices for crude oil have gone up by more than 15% in the past 4 weeks. So fuel prices are going down as you state.

Joe Vella (Mellieha

Apr 2nd 2009, 13:22

Fuel Prices Comparison:

Using currency exchange rates as at 17 March 2009 quoted in local currency.
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Source of overseas price comparisons: European prices - European Road Information Centre (Geneva), and based on figures as at 17 March 2009.

Country Currency Unleaded
Austria Euro 0.95
Belgium Euro 1.20
Finland Euro 1.20
France Euro 1.15
Germany Euro 1.19
Greece Euro 0.88
Holland Euro 1.31
Hungary Forint 257.00
Ireland Euro 1.01
Italy Euro 1.17
L'bourg Euro 0.91
Estonia Kroons 12.80
Norway Krone 11.50
Latvia Lats 0.63
Lithuania Litas 3.28
Poland Zloty 3.80
Slovakia Koroan 0.99
Slovenia Euro 0.96
Portugal Euro 1.16
Spain Euro 0.87
Sweden Krona 11.19
Switzerland Francs 1.38

Malta Euro 0.97
Bulgaria Leva 1.73

Steve Sant Fournier

Apr 2nd 2009, 12:09

Enemalta increasing prices! When the rest of the world prices are going down to help the country economy, here in Malta we put the prices up to help Monopolies. How very strange and ridiculous, but then as someone said, we live in Malta, so it's very much expected. Keep it up and we'll dig ourselves a hole so deep we won't get out...for a very long time.

M Micallef

Apr 2nd 2009, 11:08

Dear Mr Buttner,
It is not only us who complain from a seemingly illogical rise in fuel costs. Just yesterday the UK government announced a tax hike on fuel.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Petrol-Prices-Up-212p-Per-Litre-As-Fuel-Duty-Increase-Takes-Effect-AA-Says-Its-No-Joke/Article/200904115253067?lpos=Business_Third_Home_Page_Article_Teaser_Region__3&lid=ARTICLE_15253067_Petrol_Prices_Up_2.12p_Per_Litre_As_Fuel_Duty_Increase_Takes_Effect,_AA_Says_Its_No_Joke
I would also like to you to refrain from a "if you don't like it leave" attitude. My apologies to you if you are so irked by the majority of taxpaying Maltese citizens criticising the present day government for increasing the price of fuel when internationally the prices are going down.
You see , we live in a democratic country, and people are allowed to question the government's decisions. We had previous parties in government whereby the people decided that they should spend decades in opposition for their misgovernment. Now it is maybe time for the other party to be handed over the same sentence by this sovereign nation. Until some ministers realise that they have some explaining to do towards their taxpayers, this situation will not be resolved until they are sent back to opposition.
These MEP elections will have an interesting but predicable result.
regards,

d.magro

Apr 2nd 2009, 07:17

Mr. Vince Farrugia, are you going to issue a directive to the petrol stations to continue to sell the stock they have with the reduced price ? Come on do it if you want EU votes ? Hallina Vince.....

Stephen Borg

Apr 1st 2009, 22:33

Mr R.Gatt I am not inventing because according to Eurostat wages in Malta are considered to be below average when compared to European wages and to the cost of living in Malta and to add insult to injury here in Malta prices and utility tariffs have only been going up whilst in the other European countries the opposite is happening. We are not inventing we are feeling the negative impact Mr R.Gatt.

Muscat.Pat

Apr 1st 2009, 20:57

A good captain proves his worth when the going gets tough; up to now the captain has only been tough with the passengers!

Clive Gerada

Apr 1st 2009, 19:14

stop playing with prices

neville debattista

Apr 1st 2009, 16:57

What about that Mr.Vince Farrugia? ........or perhaps you would be better off if you keep your mouth shut now. You said that way back in 1991 you went all out against the introduction of Vat because you were pressed hard to do so by your colleagues and not because you really wanted to do so. Given that your colleagues will press you hard to speak up against the new LPG prices will you or will you not do so ? I BET THAT YOU WILL NOT because being an oppurtunist it does not suit you to do so. Ghalik mhux Malta tigi l-ewwel u qabel kollox imma int innifsek.

steve elliott,uk

Apr 1st 2009, 14:15

Dear natalie padovani the governments answer is simple, GREED

R. Gatt

Apr 1st 2009, 12:00

@Stephen Borg - How much are the wages in Cyprus. Why not try and be logical instead of pointing fingers. Martin Büttner is very right in what he wrote.

@ L. Galea - the reason is fuel prices in other euro countries are in the €1.40s and €1.50s simply because of their higher wages. These countires have also higher taxes, higher monthly rents for two roomed apartments and so on.

I too do not enjoy paying more but at the end of the day we live in one world and even JM would not be able to do anything about that.

N Galea

Apr 1st 2009, 11:39

Dear Mr. Büttner,

Unluckily in this country of ours, the only research most people do is by listening/reading/watching information fed to them mainly by one productions, or by reading some of the comments on this forum.

natalie padovani

Apr 1st 2009, 11:04

Can govt. please explain or justify in any way the reason for such increases when world prices for fuel are drastically, I repeat drastically, going down?

Allen Galea

Apr 1st 2009, 08:53

@ L.Galea
Don't bet on it!!

Martin Büttner

Apr 1st 2009, 08:50

@L..Galea:
There is no European level! The wages and salaries are different in all EU member states.
For your information, the wages and salaries in Poland, for example, are on a much lower level than in Malta (approx. 20-30% below Maltese level), but still even there fuel prices rise and fall. The people there do not complain, that it is the government's or the EU's fault. It is the market's fault. It's the OPEC's fault. It's the speculators' fault.
I am tired of your comments which are just anti-EU and anti-PN propaganda. You miss to make points with a good and structured argumentation using facts and not comparing appels with oranges.
May I suggest, that you do some research and find facts before you start writing a comment.
What do you do, if the prices for milk, oranges, potatos, TV sets, refridgerators, insurances, etc. climb by 2%? Do you blame the EU and the PN for this, too?
If you do so, you should emmigrate to a country where people with your belief (communism) still rule.

jcmicallef

Apr 1st 2009, 08:27

The increase in gas prices, which is the higher one, will now reflect on the price of ready made meals and take-aways. And the circle goes around and around again. A flippin' cheesecake is 25c, and a pasta dish from a restaurant in birgu is 8.75 euro. In amonth's time these will be, at least, 10% higher.

we complain when prices ar erevised upwards and we also complain when the authorities take steps to make organisations more efficeint.

we need to choose which weay we are going.

as far as I am concerned, enemaltta, wsc, etc need to revise the way they work and get rid of all the 'flab'.

only issue is that this would mean more people on the dole, so there go our taxes...

One thing is truly incredible - in this country, we tend to use our charactersistics (small country, that is) to our disadvantage and we always justify that things come expensive, etc because of the size of our country.

when will we learn to be more efficient?

can't we emulate other small nations?

Rodnick Abdilla

Apr 1st 2009, 08:19

Pajjiz tal Mickey Mouse. jew anzi ahjar hekk, Gvern tal Mickey Mouse. Insomma kull poplu ikollu gvern li jixraqlu, u ma nahsibx li ahna il poplu Malti jixraqilna ahjar la ergajna elegejna Gvern Fallut mill ideat. Qed nahsdu il frott li zrajna.

Grazzi lil min ivotta lilek sur gonzi qed nibilaw jien ukoll issa

Robert Vassallo

Apr 1st 2009, 07:21

...and a question comes to mind...will the fuel stations start charging the increase immediately or will they continue to charge the old price until their stocks run out since such stocks were bought with the old price? And if they are going to charge the old price, will they wait for Enemalta to take count of their stock?

J Spiteri

Apr 1st 2009, 07:08

One thing that i cannot understand is why last month the fuel prices went down drastically and this month went up again....anyone got an answer please?

Noel Enriquez

Apr 1st 2009, 00:59

What is TFO?

Carmel Dimech

Mar 31st 2009, 22:57

Icredible! Higher fuel prices from tomorrow, but not for the petrol station in Naxxar rd Gharghur (can't mention any names) as went to fill my tank with unleaded petrol at 10.15pm and it was already marked 99cents. Where is the price control on this island?

Jos Vella

Mar 31st 2009, 21:41

@L..Galea
You may be right to say that wages in Malta are a way far from other European countries, but I think that the wages in Malta are within the Maltese standard of living; eg in the UK there is council tax to pay, a visit to the doctor (not the doctor calls at home) may cost around £60stg; in Italy a visit to the dentist costs €400 (I am not exaggerating) in fact Italian friends of mine find it more convenient to visit a dentist in Malta because it is much cheaper and with the money saved they can make a holiday. back to fuel prices, i think that if the public transport is reviewed seriously and improved once and for all will lessen (not solve) the prices of fuel on the Maltese families. But on this topic i think that we are still far away from having such an issue solved in the short term.

David page

Mar 31st 2009, 21:23

Anyone wanting to compare please follow the link below

http://www.theaa.com/onlinenews/allaboutcars/fuel/2009/march2009.pdf

Joseph E Briffa

Mar 31st 2009, 21:10

@ I.Galea ... you did not understand the comment by Martin Buttner...he is quoting the increases in relative, not in absolute, terms. So your comment is completely out of point. Moreover distances in Malta are so short that they can't be compared with those of Germany Poland France etc The increases of 1c and 2c mean a negligible increase for the Maltese driver who covers 1 000 km a month on average - a mere 80c to Eur1. 60 extra a month: it's not even worth talking about.! As for your other comment about getting out of the EU to get cheaper fuel...this is simply ludicrous. Did we get free fuel before when joined the EU?

A.Xuereb

Mar 31st 2009, 20:53

Maybe I have an idea. Is it maybe for the €50 million in return for the VAT on Reg tax?

J. Grima

Mar 31st 2009, 20:26

@ R. Scicluna

Since you have clearly stated that you know more than the sad bunch, would you be so kind as to enlighten us on this price increase?

Joe Galea

Mar 31st 2009, 19:53

But Oil didn't go up!! Our salaries are being massacred by this government.

Thank you GonziPN you know how tomake economy work.

Yesterday was 30th Anniversary of the Freedom Day.
8th March 2008 was our doom's day. Thanks for all who vote this dictatorial, anti-social government. I hope you are the ones who are being most badly hit.

L..Galea

Mar 31st 2009, 18:33

Martin Büttner
Our wages, salaries and pensions are not at the european level.
You can compare fuel prices etc when our wages, salaries and pensions are also at the european level.

J Brincat

Mar 31st 2009, 18:24

That's Gonzi's way of saying 'Everything is possible'

And whether you like it or not you have to dip your fingers in your pocket to fork out the extra cash!!!

Jos Vella

Mar 31st 2009, 17:55

Shall the government check the stock level of pump stations in Malta? This time it's his turn to get a refund from the fuel stations.

Stephen Borg

Mar 31st 2009, 17:54

Mr Scicluna as you are so adamant in defending the current situation can you please explain to us in simple words why Unleaded petrol in Cyprus costs 0.79 Euros per litre and here in Malta it costs 0.99 Euros per litre.

John Tabone

Mar 31st 2009, 17:53

And gonzi's motto was; "Finanzi fis-Sod", am I mistaken?

how this come when in our neighbour countries fuel price is going down? Can u tell me gonzi?

D. Pulis

Mar 31st 2009, 17:37

The government is not to blame. Fuel in Malta is still monopolised.

It's just logic that until the market is liberalised the monopoly will charge higher prices. If you don't like it don't buy fuel.

Instead of small talk talk why don't the Maltese push forward for liberalisation which would in turn create a competitive market, pushing prices down in the process. If the Maltese are to be taken seriously, they have to pressure the government for much needed reforms. Until then, the people are to blame.

Martin Büttner

Mar 31st 2009, 17:32

The fuel price increase reflects only part of the developments of the crude oil price. Drivers will have to pay approx. 2% more to fill their vehicles with petrol, diesel, etc. But the crude oil price went up by more than 15% in the past 4 weeks. So the Maltese fuel consumers are much better off than their European mates. Everywhere else in Europe the price developments on the petrol stations reflect the the developments of crude oil prices. In France, for example, petrol went up by approx. 8% in the past 4 weeks, in Germany the increase was around 5%, in Belgium it was around 10% and in Poland it was about 13%.
So hey, 2% is quite good! No need to blame anyone. No need to blame the government.

R Scicluna

Mar 31st 2009, 17:08

When will all of you understand that the prices are worked out with a transparant system which if you bother to ask about will know how it works... all you guys do is talk through your .....without knowing what you are talking about.....gov this gov that...always the same sad comments........ sad bunch!

Mark Piscopo

Mar 31st 2009, 16:57

Kindly Dr Gonzi tell us why this increase in fuel and in the gas tanks. ?

Uldrich Galea Medati

Mar 31st 2009, 16:35

What's the excuse this time?

R. Cilia

Mar 31st 2009, 16:26

This is incredible!! I've just arrived from Cyprus, there unleaded fuel costs 79c/litre!!!!

k.curmi

Mar 31st 2009, 16:24

that's nice to hear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DR Gonzi will you please tell us why the fuel is going up again? You made an agreement that if the fuel price go down you are going to revice the prices . I DON'T KNOW BUT THIS HAPPENS ONLY IN MALTA THE PRICE OF THE FUEL OUTSIDE MALTA GOES DOWN AND HERE THE PRICES OF IT GOES UP. THANKS FOR THE GIFT YOU GAVE US FOR THE FREEDOM DAY.

Valhmor A. Zammiy

Mar 31st 2009, 16:23

It was too good to last!

joanna farrugia

Mar 31st 2009, 16:21

ma tantx domnha ngawdi rohs li tfahhar bih dan il gvern hemm hu rega ghola fuel plus il gas.lura sejrin bhal granc dan il pajjiz

L..Galea

Mar 31st 2009, 16:20

This is how Gonezipn and the eu with its minimum tax on energy products treats the Maltese citizens.
The only way out of all this trouble is to get out of the eu as fast as possible as we have every right to do.

J. Mifsud

Mar 31st 2009, 16:19

A saying I once heard says something like this: - The people always have the government that they deserve.

Since most of us were so gullible before the last General Elections, I am sorry to say, this is what we deserve.

Since most of us think with our hearts and not with our minds, we do not expect any better.

OR CAN WE???

There is another saying, which in Maltese says: MIN JIDHAK L-AHHAR JIDHAK L-AHJAR.

Well, here is the last saying: MIN XARRBU KIELU L-BAKKALJAW.

We can put an end to this disastrous course. Next time around, let's all think with our minds and not our hearts.

A.Vella

Mar 31st 2009, 15:43

We are the only country wherein the fuel prices change in an inversely proportional way to the current oil price!!! Jaqaw wasal il-bonus tal-impjegati tal-enemalta???? Pajjiz taz-zufjett - u poplu daqsu ghax noqghodu ghal dawn il-kummiedji!!!

A Cilia

Mar 31st 2009, 15:20

I can't understand how the oil prices are so low yet the government of GONZIPN again increases the prices.

AND NOW THE GAS TANKS ALSO HAD HIGH INCREASE.

FAQQAT IL BOMBA L AHWA