Steep increase in gas prices

laurence schembri

Aug 3rd 2009, 23:11

Marc Piscopo, in all honesty I am not trying to be sarcastic or funny in any way. Invest into wall-to-wall carpets, thermal put-over blankets and good genuine feather-bed covers, in the long run it will be cheaper than gas. Or, if you have any good sense, come next election vote this bloody lot out, and all this is coming from a party that cried foul at Sant`s `Kuxjenza Socjali`, what a joke this lot has turned out to be.

simon cutajar

Aug 3rd 2009, 21:28

This goverment should go down as soon as possible . Our lives as become miserable and we have to work , when we find jobs , work very harden to cope with the cost of living every day . this is a cruel goverment . next election I vote for labour for the first time in my life after 25 voting P.N.Dr. Gonzi bniedem bla kuxjenza

maria curmi

Aug 3rd 2009, 21:11

Come on Gejtu and Tony Zarb why wont you wake up and do your proper job and real fight for the workers no more paroli and studying or you are so well off and do not seem that it hurts your pockets tired of paying all these new taxes before the budget

Anthony Mizzi

Aug 3rd 2009, 19:37

Zieda ohra bhal tas-surcharge, gejja mill-qalb ta' Dr. Gonzi ? Kemm hu sieket dan l'ahhar Dr. Gonzi, mela spiccalu il-gas?

Ernest Vella

Aug 3rd 2009, 16:55

Issa xbajtu tghaddu biz-zmien lill-poplu malti? Jew Austin Gatt jew il-Gvern irid iwarrab...u dan qed nghidu mhux ghax laburist anzi ghax nazzjonalist....hammartulna wiccna, dhaktu bina u tradejtuna....il-bozoz b'xejn stajt izommhom biex idawwal mohhok ghax il-flus ha ggibhom bl-interess min fuq il-gas...isthu ohorgu ghall-elezzjoni li jmiss....il-vot tieghi darb'ohra ha jmur ghal dawk in-nies li qatt ma kienu ministri, li huma nies integri u li ma jaqblux mad-divorzju...anke Laburisti ghandhom cans mieghi...il-Prim Ministru ahjar jiftah ghajnejh ghax mhux tkaxkira gejja....imma damdima minn dawk li qatt ma dehru qabel....jekk xbajt tmexxi irrizenja qabel...ir-re-shuffle hemm bzonnha inghid

Colin Camilleri

Aug 3rd 2009, 15:48

ppl, don't moan just act! remember these hardships u are going through now in the next general election. if u get cold feet again then there is no hope left in this otherwise hopeless country. then my suggestion? emigrate like our forefathers did under the then PN administration in the 60's

f vincenti

Aug 3rd 2009, 12:28

It's bad enough we're struggling on wages that are a whopping 44% lower than what our ''equal'' E.U. brothers and sisters earn. But we Maltese are excellent moaners. We lack the courage to stand up for our rights because everyone is afraid of of the repercussions of saying "enough is enough!" - so unless we all want to end up living in one roomed homes, counting the hours we keep the bulbs lit while gathering around the one gas heater, it's time we insist on the implementation of REAL energy saving measures on a national scale: for example, spare us the wind farm solution! Malta has more sunshine days here than windy ones! What would it take to replace all the electric street lamps with solar powered ones for example? Sure the initial investment is high, but the long term savings would mean putting more money back into the pockets of the tax paying citizens! The ridiculous cost of living has spiralled out of control and my 1c on petrol just doesn't make the saving grade on my A-list!

Chris Coleiro

Aug 3rd 2009, 11:36

I surely hope that now that the subsidy has been removed, LPG powered cars will be allowed to operate within our island, together with incentives to whoever would want to convert his present car to LPG.. This has been done in third world (developing) countries already so I do not see why it should not be done here as well..

Come on.. let's see some positive come out of this.. The excuse of the subsidy on LPG for not allowing LPG powered cars should now be gone... Right?

n. saliba

Aug 3rd 2009, 10:36

I simply cannot believe how some dare defend such increases.

When are we going to wake up and STAND UP TO THIS GOVERNMENT AND SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH?

Can't the people see that notwithstanding the fact that we are continuously being made to fork out EUROS, EUROS AND MORE EUROS this inefficient Government is still not able to solve the country's problems? Can't the people see that the more we pay the more the country's deficit rises?

Where is our money going???

Poplu Malti QUM MIR-RAQDA!!!!!

Mark Galea

Aug 3rd 2009, 10:21

@Galea L.
you should start a gas business

A.Azzopardi

Aug 3rd 2009, 10:15

I'm sure this will discourage the import of more environmentally friendly LPG cars.

Joseph Debrincat

Aug 3rd 2009, 10:12

Tajba din Dr Gonzi. An decrease of 1c Euro on petrol than an increase of 40% on gas. Who do you think you are laughing to.

Mark Galea

Aug 3rd 2009, 09:30

@All
seems you understand little economics about energy subsidies. Enemalta could not expand new products since any increase in consumption meant an increase in government subsidies. For example, auto gas was never introduced in Malta, for (real) fear that a massive use of gas for cars would increase subsidies.
My friends, leave markets to settle prices themselves and then choose the energy source accordingly. How many people have NOT invested in solar heater (obviously, not including those who do not have access to the roof) because gas prices were low?
My friends, START SAVING and change your lifestyle.

saviour cordina

Aug 3rd 2009, 09:21

arne albertson @ Sure you are joking comparing Scandinavia and England with Malta.Compare also your salary.I think the sun has got to your head.

j saliba

Aug 3rd 2009, 09:21

How can famlies keep on living quality life with minimun wages, every corner theres an increase of something.

R.Vella

Aug 2nd 2009, 20:13

@C.Scerri

"the 600K that you are speaking about comes out of my taxes - I would rather keep these taxes to myself and pay for all that I consume - I am fed up seeing others leach from what I earn with my hard work!"

So... when is Gonzi coming round your house to give you back the money?

Joe Fenech

Aug 2nd 2009, 13:42

CALL AN ELECTION AND BRING A NEW RIGHT PARTY IN !!!!!

edward bartolo

Aug 2nd 2009, 11:49

Quote: "I am fed up seeing others leach from what I earn with my hard work!"

What about the private sector leaching from what you earn? Apparently, business people can charge what they decide to, without having anything against them on their conscience! The illusionary moral is that they work for it! Where is the once held value that one should be just even in business? As far as I know, overcharging is theft.

The Maltese right glorifies itself as defending the christian values. However, close examination of what is happening, is showing that they are favouring a savage market, where the new rule of the jungle reigns supreme.

apgrech

Aug 2nd 2009, 11:26

I full agree with what Reno Calleja said below. It's time for Austin Gatt to resign. We don't need such administrators in our government. Austin is slowly slowly dumping us in the garbage.

He feels no shame whatsoever.

g.c.Forte

Aug 2nd 2009, 11:25

@ All bloggers, especially the P.N. or Gonzi P.N. supporters................A year and some months ago the Maltese people had the chance to get rid of this arrogant government, and lost it .Now, stop gramble, and moaning, because every body knows what is going to happen in another 3 to 4 years from now, and the P.N. will win the general election again. For those who survive by then,will prove me right, IF I WILL SURVIVE. Some coment on some thing else...........A scheme for those who has been register for work for these last 5 years. Altghough I agree with the scheme, may i ask.... Is this another " DEJMA " KORP TAL PIJUNIERI" " BAHAR U SEWWI " which the Labour governments use to do ? Dear Dalli....mhux ahjar thallih kif inhu, jigifieri " IFREX U ORQOD ".

C.Scerri

Aug 2nd 2009, 11:06

This is 2009 and not the soceit era 70's - we should not be paying subisides but paying the right amount for what we consume.

@ H. Galea - bulk means that the client has his own storage system that he has to maintain. the cleaning, filling and maintenance of gas cylinders have a cost.

@ M. Mifsud - the 600K that you are speaking about comes out of my taxes - I would rather keep these taxes to myself and pay for all that I consume - I am fed up seeing others leach from what I earn with my hard work!

r.gauchi

Aug 2nd 2009, 10:10

peter what do you use for cooking pieces of wood?.mostly people use gas cookers,i use 2 each month so thats an increase of 6 euros each month making that 24 gas cylinders in a year,i have to fork out twice as much euros as i used to buy the same amount of gas.very nice and now let us see how much these new gas distributors are going to charge us.

Mark Piscopo

Aug 2nd 2009, 09:48

@All Bloggers
Kindly my family, friends and I use gas heaters in Winter. This Steep increase will continue to decrease our quality of life. Are our wages sustainable for this high increase in the cost of living? What is your point of view?

Michael Mifsud

Aug 2nd 2009, 09:30

Well done! It's a +40% increase on one essential item! Amazing! Another case of someone losing his "social compass"? To save €600K in 4 months? That's peanuts...that's even less than next Wednesday's Super 5 lottery fund! Truly amazing...

victor vella

Aug 2nd 2009, 09:24

I hope that these are the last traces of the failed socialist era in Malta.

Martin Frendo

Aug 2nd 2009, 09:18

@all who voted yes to EU. stop blaming AG and the GOV. you had all the opportunity to vote NO and filtered better the details of becoming an EU member . privitisation and removal of GOV subsidies are not part of the EU system. thus the GOV is only acceeding to what BRUSSELS has outlined to all new EU member states. the rest is all history. did you all who voted yes expect otherwise from a nation with almost Zero natural resources?? yes it is going to be tougher..and moaning will not help at all either. so grin and bear it.

Peter

Aug 2nd 2009, 09:09

Though an increase is always an increase I would like to ask how many gas cylinders one uses over a span of a year. For me it's more of a concern the fuel prices which is a daily use matter rather than the gas.

J.Borg

Aug 2nd 2009, 09:06

and then we have the constituted bodies discussing is the full COLA increase is to be given or not.

Give us a break please......and allow us to have a breather with the COLA increase at least!!!!!!!

ALso, so the PL was right again on this one, when they told us before the MEP elections that after the price of gas would increase.

Were we told by GONZIPN that this is another PL lie or not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Charles Vassallo

Aug 2nd 2009, 08:57

Ouch! That hurts, what next?

arne albertson

Aug 2nd 2009, 08:56

@saviour cordina Where on earth did you get this information re price energy going down in other countries but Malta? In Scandinavia energy price keep going up and even in Great Britian. The only difference is that in Scandinavia we are urged to use solar energy and people tend to choose to invest in this technology then invest in flashy cars.People rather walk or cycle in this huge land unlike Malta 2 or 3 cars per family.We dont moan .We understand priorities of life.

J Vella

Aug 2nd 2009, 08:55

While other governments are pumping money into the economy ours is draining it :()

Ron Camilleri

Aug 2nd 2009, 08:44

All Social Services which were built by the Labour Goverment are being lost. I wonder how the low and medium income people are going to cope. Malta has become with huge loss of income money to support the island needs. We have sold the cows with the milk.
This is all mismanagement and untrue pictures given to the citizens. Poor Malta.

Galea. L

Aug 2nd 2009, 08:41

Privatization = more profit for private pockets = more expensive for consumers

Joey Borg

Aug 2nd 2009, 08:39

yeah , fair competition... can i now expect you to scrap all the rusty and leaking tanks and get new ones?

something tells me fair competition here means in favor of the operator not the customer...

C. Farrugia

Aug 2nd 2009, 08:34

What is happening is nothing short of a deliberate measure for the rich to get richer ..and the lower class and poor, to get poorer and poorer. And it has been creeping upon us for a very long time, for those who wanted to *SEE* it!

Ludwig Flask

Aug 2nd 2009, 08:24

The figures given are wrong - they don't include the subsidies given by government, ie from the TAX we have paid and will pay. To add insult to injury, although I don't
use LPG I'm am paying as well!

Mario Mizzi

Aug 2nd 2009, 08:06

Honestly, why do we still have Budget Day ???

Mark Piscopo

Aug 2nd 2009, 07:59

This is unbelievable, 50%increase in gas prices. After the drastic increase in water and electricity bills, increase in fuel price with the highest inflation rate in Europe. It is very difficult to live in Malta!

edward bartolo

Aug 2nd 2009, 07:57

At the end, the truth about the real advantages of privatisation are becoming crystal clear! Who said that it is advantageous for the customer? Are higher prices and sudden savage increases in prices an advantage for the customer? Sure they are, they increase the GDP, they increase the profits of the private sector who can expand and hire more workers!

The reason was that it leads to more choice! Maybe, we will start using methane from our own fermenting sewage and from our bowel gas! Wait..., what an idea, that sure lowers our gas expense!

mario gellel

Aug 2nd 2009, 07:53

WHAT WE CALL THE BUDGET BEFORE THE BUDGET. CLAPP YOUR HANDS ALL YOU PN LOVERS, LET THE RICH BECOME RICHER AND POOR POORER.(PN GOSPEL)

h galea

Aug 2nd 2009, 04:52

If LPG Bulk per Kg .82 so 10Kg cylinder should cost Euro 8.20, 12Kg = Euro 9.84 and 15 Kg =Euro 12.30, in other words you are robbing us 0.80, 0.66, 0.70 respectively. Also a full gas cylinder is 22 kg and when empty 11 kg, so you are also robbing us one Kg of Gas. Do you know that freight of Gas vessels have dropped by half, Are all the oil tankers anchored off Malta back in business !!! Austin why are you always in the negative, tell us the Profit you are going to make, why is the government always at a loss.

reno calleja

Aug 2nd 2009, 01:54

This is yet another example of the magic of Austin Gatt.

Everything he handled since he became Minister has either failed miserably sowed doubts through lack of transparency or imposed price increases on the tax payer.
No wonder on same morning he imposed

Andrew Cumbo

Aug 2nd 2009, 00:54

This is one of the reasons why the GWU is insisting that the COLA shall be given in full to all. These gas prices are quite a good example why COLA shall not be combined with productivity. These gas prices increases are not going to affect the workers only, so COLA shall be given in full to all.

A. Borg

Aug 1st 2009, 23:18

what's next?

David Mizzi

Aug 1st 2009, 23:14

Ouch ! Miserable Life..... Guess it's about time we re-start using straw again for cooking

charles zammit

Aug 1st 2009, 22:44

Where is this government taking us. come on now you pn apologists lets here what you have to say....in the summer months the price of gas has doubled..doubled..thinking that we the general public wouldn't be aware of this turmoil because this is summer and gas is the least used now...come winter and then we will see that we have to dig deeper into our already extended pockets or just be left out in the cold. this is the most insensitive government that Malta experienced. Just ask the senior citizens in a couple of months time .maybe we should all go and stay at the siggiewi day care centre...day care..and during the long cold winter nights......

Andrew Gatt

Aug 1st 2009, 22:28

Yeeeeeeoooooooaaaaaooowwwwwchhhhhh! That sure IS steep.

Andrew Cachia

Aug 1st 2009, 22:22

Last budget we had the stupid light bulb vouchers. what's next, inflatable baloon like bags so we can save and store our own flatulance whilst we're sleeping. thanks for nothing!

saviour cordina

Aug 1st 2009, 22:22

These increases are contrary to what is happening overseas.I hope cost of living increase in next budget will reflect the sacrifices being asked from just can make it citizens.

joyce aquilina

Aug 1st 2009, 22:12

nice one dr gonzi.
thanks dr joseph muscat for warning us.

I Alamango

Aug 1st 2009, 21:54

at least we have a 1c reduction in petrol/unleaded/diesel to compensate for this increase in gas!


Thanks - LOL

D. A . Agius

Aug 1st 2009, 21:53

Welcome to privatisation.

J. Grima

Aug 1st 2009, 21:45

Looks like the near future I was talking about in the other coloumn was too near of a future....

A.CASSAR

Aug 1st 2009, 21:35

Short & Sweet : Kemm ahna sbieh min jaf jarana.