Beating the cold

One of the recommendations to “keep the cold at bay” as per The Times of February 7 is to “ensure you have an adequate supply of heaters and spare fuel supplies”. By sheer coincidence, the moment temperatures dropped to almost record lows, the price of...

One of the recommendations to “keep the cold at bay” as per The Times of February 7 is to “ensure you have an adequate supply of heaters and spare fuel supplies”.

By sheer coincidence, the moment temperatures dropped to almost record lows, the price of gas was hiked up considerably. To add to the misery of so many Maltese families, the Malta Resources Authority informed us that the rise in the cost of gas ought to be even higher. Some consolation!

Those who cannot afford to act on the recommendations of The Times just have to grin and bear it. I hope the chairman of MRA is not one of them.

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