Petrol price up 6c

Alfred Fenech

Apr 8th 2012, 12:06

I wonder if the higher uppers with the extra 500euros per week are going thru the same anxieties
as the commoners are. Uccuh bohra.....

Alfred Fenech

Apr 8th 2012, 12:06

I wonder if the higher uppers with the extra 500euros per week are going thru the same anxieties
as the commoners are. Uccuh bohra.....

Mr Matthew Galea

Apr 2nd 2012, 12:13

ghandek tkun taf li hafna mil-BMWs li tara (MHUX INKLUZI DAWK UZATI MIL-GVERN) huma 2.0L diesel li jahlu INQAS min 1.4L petrol (li malta invazata bihom)!!

kemm tghamel MPG il-karozza tieghek? :)
jekk inqas min 55, nahseb ahjar toqod kwiet

Rita D'Amato

Apr 2nd 2012, 18:25

I think you shouldn't comment negatively on the maltese people's reactions to the raise in fuel prices Mr Turner as not all of us own a BMW and not all of us use a car hired by the government and petrol paid for either!!

James Attard

Apr 2nd 2012, 10:40

Ghax ahna mhux bhalu ma ghandniex allowences ta 7000 eur . If you are that fond of Gonzi Pn oqod hallih jaghmel li jrid bik kif qed jaghmel

W Cassar

Apr 2nd 2012, 10:45

And do you know that half of it is tax... I rest my case!

J Farrugia

Apr 2nd 2012, 10:51

It's not just about the price, in other countries you have competition, why c ant i have shell super unleaded, or esso or agip, why do i have to pay a high price for inferior fuel????? And yes it is Gonzi's fault that we don't have this choice.

Reinhard Azzopardi

Apr 2nd 2012, 13:00

@J Farrugia,

I usually don't agree with you but this time I do. We're paying premium prices for crap. I was in sicily last week and prices were the usual 30-40 cents per litre higher than the prices we have here (trend has been the same for donkey's years) but at least I had a choice of what fuel to buy. The funny thing was that prices varied considerably from one petrol station to the other. For instantce, diesel was selling for 1.746 in one station in Randazzo and EUR 1.792 from the closest station (of the same company) 5km up the hill in Santa Domenica Vittoria.

B Ellul

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:18

brava.... then the prices will go down....very obvious hux!

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:57

Hemm bzonn li l-pajjiz iqum fuq saqajh u jhares lejn l-interessi tieghu l-ewwel.

Anna Borg

Apr 4th 2012, 20:03

Because month after month living is becoming more and more unbearable. It is hard to get to the end of the month with all the extra expenses we incur month after month.

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:58

That is quite a little Mr. Borg

Callum Turner

Apr 2nd 2012, 10:19

Can't afford a car, don't have a car

K. Bugeja

Apr 2nd 2012, 16:34

GHOGOBTNI SIEHBI..................... TAJBA TA VERU DIN..........................

MIN MA QRAJIEX ILLUM DIN, TILEF TBISSIMA TA VERU....................................

MA STAJTX TGHIDA AHJAR.

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:31

The government had put this on hold for "safety reasons" when in the rest of the EU countries it was already famous. Guess what happened then... increase in natural gas prices! Ok now it will become safe, or should I say tax safe!

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:58

The government is broke...

Martin Formosa

Apr 2nd 2012, 15:39

I lived in Canada and Australia for 30 years where LPG has been used in vehicles for decades, I have not heard over the years of any accident regarding such. As a matter of fact in Toronto ambulances, cabs etc., run on LPG and believe me if it was dangerous the Canadian government would have pulled it out ages ago. My car runs on LPG and petrol, while living in Italy the past 18 months I ran it for 600KMS on E30 of gas. We need to get out of our shell here in Malta and look just over the border to learn about this alternative energy.

Reinhard Azzopardi

Apr 2nd 2012, 13:04

Believe me, you don't want to know!

joseph camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:44

Prosit Sur Galea ghall konluzjoni tieghek.
Issa nghatu tort lill Prim Ministru u l-partit prezenti li jiggverna l-Malta ghax l-Iran qieghed f' kunflitt ma l-Israel u l-Amerika fuq profilerazzjoni ta' l-armi tal-massa, u nghatu tort lilu ukoll jekk saru sanzjonijiet mill-Ewropa u l-Amerika u konsegwenza t' hekk ghola zejt.

Neil Zammit

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:58

@JOSEPH CAMILLERI

Heq leeee inwahal fmin mela? hu qied bil-holidays ghaddej hajja jonfoq il-500euro li kien ilu jiehu xhur u ahna kollox jghola u l-pagi jibqaw listess....ghidli naqra fmin inwahhal please?

joseph camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:21

@ Neil Zammit.

Prosit konkluzjoni tajba hafna, f' xi hadd trid twahhal hux!

Mr Matthew Galea

Apr 2nd 2012, 12:19

@ Joseph Camilleri

Jekk is-6c inaqqashom mit-taxxa, mhux se jfalli. u lilna ihallina nghixu

John L Galea

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:11

@Joseph Camilleri: Il-kwistjoni ta' l-Iran hi recenti, il-fuel ilu joghla bi frekwenza mghaggla dawn l-ahhar snin. Ghaliex qed inhallsu daqshekk taxxi fuq il-fuel? Ghaliex meta rohos iz-zejt il-fuel ma rohosx? Iz-zieda fil-prezz tirrifletti iz-zieda fil-prezz taz-zejt? X'gara mill-hedging agreements? Nahseb il-gvern tieghek ghandu hafna x'jirrispondi.

Reinhard Azzopardi

Apr 2nd 2012, 13:07

@John Galea,

Inti tahseb li hedging agreement jista jsir bi prezzijiet volatili kif inhuma? Inti tahseb li hawn xi kumpnija taz-zejt mignuna bizzejjed biex tiffriza l-prezzijiet ghal xi xhur? Ghall-informazzjoni tieghek, il-prezzijiet sparaw il-fuq fl-2004 u baqghu tielghin, nizlu ftit pero regghu telghu. Hedging agreements have not been possible since. The government tried (and managed) to freeze prices for 6 months during 2009. The itnernational prices dropped and we had to keep paying high fuel prices until the end of 2009. Jekk tifttex sew fil-memorja, tiftakar li l-prezzijiet tal-fuel kienu rahsu b'aktar minn 20 cents il-litru f'salt. tahseb li rahsu hekk minhabba xi hedging agreement? On the contrary, rahsu hekk due to the cessation of a hedging agreement.

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:18

Kieku tghid mit-taxxa tal-fuel qed naraw rizultat fil-kundizzjoni tat-toroq forsi imma Ms Mcbeal mhux tikkunsidra li l-flus tat-taxxi qed imorru biex ihallsu 2 pagi lil MPs jew biex inhallsu xi konsulenti tal-qalba. Barra minn Malta ta l-anqas ma jkissrux karozza bil-hofor u hadd ma hu liable!

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:28

It still has one of the highest fuel taxes in the EU as well. Who's fault is that? And with such tax I expect excellent roads like our precious EU

Regarding motorcycles, I invite you to check the licence tax and registration fees for yourself. How can you pay more licence tax for a motorbike than for an old diesel car only because it was registered before 2009? Why do cars registered post 2009 pay a licence tax according to emissions while motorbikes have to pay according to engine size? Do you know that there are motorbikes whose registration fees are up to 30,000 eur even if the engine is still smaller than that of most of cars?

If the government really wants to help then he should lower the fees for motorbikes and introduce the scrapping scheme for them as well not only for cars. He should take example from other governments like Spain and introduce and initiative where motorbikes up to 150cc pay no licence tax. In Malta the licence between a 50cc and an 800cc is just a few euros per year! And even for a simple motor powered bicycle you have to pay a charge as well!

The truth is the government doesn't care about traffic congestion, about pollution or anything. He just finds a way to tax everything!

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 12:51

Well indeed, it is a global issue, but the Government can do something about it, for example, ensure that the cost of living is adequately compensated with adequate minimum wage and social security benefits.

With regards to the electric cars, one should encourage private enterprise (i.e. fuel stations) to have stations for them, I scouted the web a bit and found an advert at http://www.merlin.com.mt/revamalta/index.html.

What about the people who live on minimum wage, who cannot afford much, Mr. Formosa?

Luke Formosa

Apr 2nd 2012, 19:49

Be careful about the REVA cars. They are not cars but are in fact classified as "powered quadricycles", which makes them exempt from having to pass minimum safety standards. And they have a safety record that proves it. To put it bluntly, in a REVA the crumple zones don't come with the car - your knees are the crumple zones (though you won't be much better off on a motorbike I must admit). If you want to do some research, in the UK they're sold as the "G-Whiz". Oh, and not to mention that when I checked some years ago the price was Lm 4500, the top speed was 65km/h (only on flat roads, mind you) and the range was under 80km. And it used lead-acid batteries (i.e. poor lifetime and very heavy). And it was made in India.

What I have in mind is the spate of new, proper, full-size cars with all-electric propulsion. The 2012 american version of the Ford Focus, the Tesla Model S, the Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi i-MIEV and so on. They're not cheap just yet, but they're close (and get closer every year).

To reply to Mr. Camilleri, well, most such people I know drive cars, so I suppose their only choice is to continue doing what they're doing now. Which translates into saving up and buying a used electric car when those become affordable. Charge it at electric-car-friendly petrol stations and eventually save up for solar panels. As for battery replacement cost, I think it works out not much more than what service, fuel cost and taxes add up to for a fuel powered car (since electric cars don't need to be serviced, can run on cheaper energy, and the circulation tax is quite low).

Again, they will probably be happy to change over to electric in a few years simply because it makes more financial sense. And generating their own energy frees them from the constant increase in fuel prices so they can spend their money on other things.

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 12:56

How are your calculations estimated, Mr. Abela?

Malta has a population of around 452000 in 2011, according to Wikipedia, but I couldn't quite find the number of people who drive cars.

One has also to consider the number of people who have more than one vehicle. Should the commercial enterprises be charged a higher rate in a similar fashion that water and electricity bills are estimated?

Should real estate agents stop exploiting their negotiators' private vehicles and thus the income from tax would increase if they acknowledged that transportation expenses and fuel expenses are part of their business expenses. On the other hand, would such an increase make their business financially unsustainable? If yes, why are they still open? To keep their offices aired and employees (self-employed) under the impression that they have a stable "job"?

Eve Axiaq

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:08

Jiena meta kont nistudja kont naghmel xoghol part time ukoll sajf u xitwa.

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 12:57

Ghandek ragun, u bl-istress li jhallilek l-istudju gieli ma ssibx cans biex issib part-time ukoll.

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 10:00

I think they do have electric cars, but I know of private enterprises who use them, perhaps the Government will bother to do some research on this, and, push the prices a bit down of course, because there is the question of how much it will cost the consumers to replace their cars. Then there is the question of high registration which is government controlled (TM).

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 10:01

Sur Cassar, mhux kulhadd jista' juza' Arriva, ezempju min jahdem fuq sales u transportation u min ghandu bzonn jaghmel vjaggi freqkwenti.

R Zammit

Apr 2nd 2012, 20:55

biex nuza l'arriva naqbad u nimxi minflok. l'arriva non ci arriva!

Jason Coleiro

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:17

A lot my friend.

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:14

Here my friend - http://www.energy.eu/

And you have to keep in mind our low salaries when mentioning taxes. The funny thing is that when oil prices rise they reflect immediately on our fuel prices. But when it drops (last years it was among the lowest in the past years) we only saw a reduction of a very few cents for just one month, and that happened after several months of oil prices going down!

Thomas Mifsud

Apr 1st 2012, 23:10

You must be joking. Thinking about Labour when GonziPN is doing all this mess. Because of people like you, all the Maltese are suffering big time. No more space for injustice, no more space for Gonzi PN!!! Bring him down as soon as possible, for God's sake.

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 1st 2012, 23:14

U nimmagina ghal din ir-raguni sejjer tivvota PN terga fl-elezzjoni li jmiss...

Philip Hili

Apr 2nd 2012, 01:03

And the excuse will be "ghax hallew id-dejn in-Nazzjonalisti"

John L Galea

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:27

What kind of comment is this? What do you want to prove?

Ms Rudi Mcbeal

Apr 1st 2012, 23:05

Nothing is special in Malta, Mr Xuereb - fuel prices went up also in other European countries earlier this week.

Malta is not special.

Mr B. Fenech

Apr 1st 2012, 23:16

Australia has its own oil maybe??? You gotta be a genius to figure that out..ye -.-

Antoine Zammit

Apr 2nd 2012, 00:02

Stefan,

I wish I was like as you are, and live in such grateful land as Australia, as i am really fed up living her under this regime, and there is no way getting rid of this shameful government.


I sincerely hope this is April's fool but, I guess, that's only wishful thinking. tomorrow back to shittyn Arriva as i really cannot foot the fuel bill anymore....


However.... I hope Labour gets elected, this year, next year, the sooner the better. I am SURE Joseph Muscat will find the best compromise that will take care of the families...


If either PN is elected or Joseph Muscat does same as PN I fear I would have nothing left than apply for a job in Australia or elsewhere... as i am I am ony break even, and I have not got a bad salary... I just think of the young family on just a minimum wage. Poor souls.. and very very insensible and despotic government.


SHAME!!!

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:16

Ms Mcbeal, in other countries, where does the fuel tax go? Maybe to keep roads in good condition? Or to boast the MPs an extravagant wage increase, or to pay some lucky consultants?

R Axisa

Apr 2nd 2012, 05:24

THat's what I thought too! But it seems it was no April Fools Day for Gonzi!

Lawrence Fenech

Apr 2nd 2012, 04:33

You have it the wrong way round driving a luxury car x 2 paid by our taxes, ask old GonziPN, can you get cheaper than that?

John L Galea

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:29

Tell us your salary please!!!

John L Galea

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:30

Also in Luxembourg it is still cheaper than here and the average salary there is much much higher than in Malta.

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 2nd 2012, 09:03

Car maintenance (or should I say repairs) is also cheaper given the condition of the roads

Ms Rudi Mcbeal

Apr 1st 2012, 21:40

Actually I do, Paul Caruana, so I can assure you that there are absolutely no sour grapes from my end. The only difference between myself and a lot of other drivers is that we use the car ONLY when we have no other means of transport ie get off our butt and walk, use the bycicle or public transport, whenever possible.

See, that makes us not moan and grumble each time the fuel prices increase.

I call that wisdom and common sense, not stupidity. Don't know about you.

Paul Caruana

Apr 1st 2012, 23:19

Yeah sure lol

Actually your Government has not provided safety for cyclists, so anyone cycling is doing at his own risk. You find bicycle lanes which stop at a certain point. What do you do then lol?

And Bus it? If there where decent routes yes.

And for your information I train soccer everyday - cover much more kilometers in one day than you do in one year!

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 1st 2012, 23:37

MsMcbeal - Nistiednek tuza r-rota. Nuzaha kuljum jien. Bicca mountain bike ghandi mhux xi racer tiswa xi 2,000 eur. U taf ghala? Ghax bil-hnizrija ta toroq li ghandna anke rota tispicca tkisser. Ghandek idea kemm tiswa maintenance ta rota? Ghandek idea kemm hu facli tobrom rimm ta rota jew tkisser spoke? Taf kemm tigik biex tibdel spoke u taghmel alignment ta rota? M'ghandix dubju li r-risposta hija le. U nixtieq infakkrek li hofra daqs naqra ukoll hija hafna bir-rota, mhux bhal karozza. Nistiednek issuq rota u tara l-kundizzjoni tat-toroq taghna mill-vicin specjalment man-naha ta gewwa tat-triq fejn ikollok issuq. Apparti l-hofor, it-toroq ma jitnaddfux... imbaghad kif tibla xi puncture b'xi musmar jew vit!

U xi nghidu ghac-cycling lanes? Inzel lejn is-south u ghidli fejn hemm cycling lane apparti t-triq ta Hal Far. Lejn in-North hafna mic-cycling lanes qeghdin fuq il-bankina jew inkella jisparixxu habta u sabta. Taf li dawn ikkundannati kemm mill-EU u anke mill-federazzjoni tac-ciklisti?

Mod iehor kif tiffranka li int ma semmejtx huwa mutur. Mur ara Spanja, muturi sa 150cc licenzja b'xejn. Hawn Malta anke ta bicca rota mutur jintaxxak il-gvern! U xi nghidu ghal-licenzja tal-muturi? Taf kemm saru l-licenzji tal-muturi? Idhol fuq is-site tal-gvern u ara b'ghajnejk. Jidhirlek li taghmel sens li fuq mutur thallas licenzja iktar minn xi karozza diesel ta zmien in-nannu dan kollu ghax kienet registrata qabel l-2009? Taghmel sens li l-karozzi registrati wara l-2009 illum ihallsu skond l-emmissions filwaqt li tal-muturi saret skond id-daqs tal-magna? Ghalfejn mhux skond l-emmissions? Ir-risposta ghal dawn id-domandi kollha hija semplici. Ghax il-gvern hawn Malta ma jinteressahx mit-traffiku, ma jinteressahx minn kif jista jnaqqas it-tniggis fl-arja mill-vetturi, imma jinteressah biss li kif jara lil xi hadd qed jizgiccalu iwahhalulu b'xi mod iehor.

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:58

Mc Mcbeal - Insejt insemmilek ukoll l-istagun tax-xita. Jien ma niddejjaq xejn insuq ir-rota fix-xita, anzi niehu pjacir naghmel training fix-xita. Imma hawn Malta xita tfisser gharar u ghadajjar ghax ghandna toroq tal-qamel. Kif triq gdida li jkun ghadu kif intefqu xeba flus fuqha taraha zzomm l-ilma? Mur ara il-UK, f'naqra xita u anke snow tarahom bir-rota. Hawn Malta ma tistax taghmilha ghax ma erbgha taqtiriet neghrqu.

S'hawn semmejtlek fejn jidhol is-sehem tal-gvern. Imbaghad trid tqis fatturi ohra, bhal nuqqas ta edukazzjoni kbira lejn ic-ciklisti. Ezempju ssib xi cowboy johrog nofsu mit-tieqa biex jaghddi xi kumment ghax qatt ma raha wiehed bir-rota, jew tkun wasalt vicin ta side street jew qed iddur ma roundabout u jigi xi hadd "mghaggel" jaqbzek u jaqsam minn quddiemek. Hemm il-problema wkoll li hafna kumpaniji ma joffrux showers, u emminni fis-sajf tigi ghasra iktar milli fix-xitwa! Trid tqis ukoll li Malta mhux pajjiz facli biex issuq rota bit-tlajja u nzul f'daqqa li ghandna, mhux facli ghal min mhux imharreg bizzejjed u hawn jidhol il-fattur tal-hin imbaghad. U min ghandu t-tfal u jrid jehodhom l-iskola qabel ix-xoghol? Kif ha jaghmel bir-rota?

Dawn huma biss li qed niftakar, ghax probabilment waqt li nkun bir-rota nibda niftakar affarijiet ohra li ma semmejtlekx.

Carmel Vella

Apr 1st 2012, 22:50

Most countries have a local authority that calibrates the pumps that deliver the fuel on a regular basis. And the meters supplied with a SEAL, are NOT accessible to the pump owner. A certificate of calibration is supplied by the same authority and stuck to the front of the pump for all to see. Not a difficult thing to test.

keith chetcuti

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:32

kull ftit xhur nies inpjegati mal enemalta iduru stations biex jiccekjaw il kalibraxen li hija biex il poplu ikun qijad jihu l ammonti tajbin u kif sippost ok christine issa jekk ikellek xi diffikulta dejjem tista icempel u tistaqsi u tkun taf ahjar ok

Mark Tabone

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:39

You will be amazed. I have taken a test to experiment the amount of fuel given from four different petrol stations last September. It resulted in 5-10% less fuel from what I was paying for.... I have used a 20 Litre fuel tank with measure, and to my astonishment, only two of these stations gave the right amount. The authority in charge, MSA - Metrological section when contacted stated that they had no power to take action, and after a LN. was issued, they carried on some tests with the results being reported on this newspaper of the 17th November " Equipment inspectors considered police help" - It resulted that out of 52 nozzels tested from 3 petrol stations, most nozzels were giving readings behond accepted tolerances. Reason reported was that the calibration equipment used by Enemalta was not caliubrated, as if .....Action so far...nothing....this is day light robbery and the police anti fraud should take nessessary steps.

keith chetcuti

Apr 2nd 2012, 11:36

mark nahseb sejjer zbaljat ta ax kemm enemalta u kif ukoll mra ghandhom jerry cans tal hadid li jesaw 5 litres u 20 litres u dan ma andekx idea kemm irid ikun preciz biex jicertificawhom biex qabel ma titfa it tajn bladocc kun cert li inti tejt u inti ma nahsibx li ghandek jerry cans daqsek precizi biex ticekja personalmant ok u taqbadx titfa it tajn u thammeg in nies bladocc

Mark Tabone

Apr 2nd 2012, 12:55

Keith, mela kif tista tispjegali li minn ghand pompa 1 il-landa tintela, u minn ghand pompa 2 il-landa jibqala nieqes....xi fuel specjali tal-ewwel pompa??? x'tahseb int?? u il-ghala MRA kella tieqaf f'Ottubru mill taghmel it-testijiet fuq il-pompi, kif deher f'dan l'istess gurnal..Mistoqsijiet minajr twegiba dawn, u hekk jibghu ghax f'dal pajjizz gustizzja ma jeziztix!! MRA mhi qatt se tippublica ir-rizultati taghha ghax jekk il-poplu jsir jaf gwerra tqum!!

Jos Vella

Apr 1st 2012, 20:39

Chris, one of the propaganda on Arriva buses was to shift commuters to use the bus services instead of the private cars. This has failed; the service has since improved but it has yet to pass the Summer test! For sure the Mellieha fleet which is a very popular destination will have to multiply the bus service by 3; else it is going to be another flaw.
In 20 / 30 years time hybrid will be on its way out or be used during night time; by then we would have solar powered vehicles as efficient as petrol / diesel engine.....and by then the government of that time might impose solar tax :-)

A Ellul

Apr 1st 2012, 21:41

AMEN

M Borg

Apr 1st 2012, 20:53

I do hope you know that < PM Gonzi or Dr Busuttil > do not control the price of pertol.

P. Zammit

Apr 1st 2012, 20:21

X'ghandu x'jaqsam !

S. Zahra

Apr 1st 2012, 20:41

mhux tmur l-irlanda siehbi ..... hemm tibda thallas 40% taxxa flok it 30% li thallas aw, VAt tibda thallas 23% flok 18% li thallas aw u kera ta apartament ghandek madwar €800 fix xahar ... naf x'qed nghid!! il-petrol ikun hemm min ikun hemm fil gvern ser jibqa jizdied. Din ma tidholx politika fijha .... sakem id domanda ghal petrol tibqa hemm, dan ser jibqa jghola. sfortunatament ma tantx hemm x'taghmel

Stephen Mangion

Apr 1st 2012, 20:57

Ghnadu x jaqsam inighid! Its called Cost of Living.

anthony bartolo

Apr 1st 2012, 21:45

Ghalfejn qed tinwieta , issa Joseph kollox irahhas..........dawl u ilma , petrol ,u anki l-pagi.

Hildbrand Bianco

Apr 1st 2012, 23:03

Ghaziz Anthony Bartolo, x ha jaghmel Joseph Muscat jekk ikun Prim Ministru ma nafx. Li naf zgur hu li taht gonzipn, il petrol u d diesel dejjem tilajn, id dawl u l ilma gholew hafna wkoll, il gas ittripla, ghal butu u shabu gonzi ha ZIEDA ta €500 mal paga li kellu, smart city hija vojta sfortunatament, taht gonzi l Air Malta waslet biex titkisser, taht gonzi ghandna sptar tal meravilji fid dehra pero s servizz huwa wiehed hazin hafna, ezzempju naf qraba li thallew jistennew fl emergenza ghal 10 sieghat shah u wara spiccaw go stretcher go kurutur, dak li hadna taht gonzi.

Nispera biss li jekk jitla Joseph dawn il hnizrijiet jonqsu, ghax issa izejjed kollu zejjed.

Ms Rudi Mcbeal

Apr 1st 2012, 21:54

Oh good heavens! Mr Justin Grima is offended because I called them (us) Maltese gemgem.

Sacrifices, you said? When one wants to make a sacrifice one starts by not using the car when one can use other means of transport, or use one's legs, and walk whenever possible. But no, of course not. As if we're going to get off our butts and walk a little, use a bycicle or wait on a bus stop! It is way easier to whinge and whine because we cannot use our car for cheap.

Of course you are very smart to prefer to assume that I am rich instead of assuming, for example, that I hate traffic and pollution and many accidents - a result of too many cars on a very little island.

Anna Borg

Apr 2nd 2012, 10:40

Oh dear Ms Mcbeal! Had I known this morning I would have asked you for a helping hand to take my sons to school.. one from St. Julian's to Pieta and the other to B'Kara! It's hard to walk, cycle or ride a bus when both boys have to be at school at 7.30, but of course had you been there to walk one of my sons to school (leaving 6am good for you?) would have made a huge difference! Oh and btw, no I don't afford to use school transport... too expensive for our family and that is bound to increase too with the recent fuel price hike!

Mr Justin Grima

Apr 2nd 2012, 12:47

There you go Ms Mcbeal Anna Borg gave you an example...like many others THEY CAN'T WALK IT to get off their butt cause IT'S IMPOSSIBLE to manage.

And yes we should be offended by your ignorant and selfish comments. Sorry to burst your bubble BUT not everyone is in the same situation you are and vice versa of course.

Again I suggest you speak to the general public & listen to what they have to say, and, it's ironic that you point out that I'm assuming about you when you're assuming on all the ' Maltese gemgem '.

Maybe it's true that we have too many cars especially when rich people have about 5 for every family.....you see my point now ?

Ms Rudi Mcbeal

Apr 2nd 2012, 20:11

@ Anna Borg

Thanks, but no thanks, your family is your responsability, not mine. I take care of mine my way, you know what's best for yours.

If it is still cheaper for you to take them by car then why are you grumbling because of an increase in fuel?

@ Mr Grima

Nowadays everything became IMPOSSIBLE, didn't it? Why don't you admit that we have become a moaning, lazy and much too spoilt nation?

Rich people my foot!! Are you saying that the majority of the population is rich, then? Because the majority of families these days have AT LEAST one car per member - I know many who are not by any stretch of the imagination, rich, but the first thing they do when they become 18 is, guess what? Buy a car! Plus one or more each owned by the parents too. Imbasta neqirdu ghax ma naffordjawx.

If you want to take offence Mr Grima, do as you please - who am I to contradict you? I have every right to say what I think and what concerns me where it concerns my country and my people.

Anna Borg

Apr 4th 2012, 12:23

Of course my family is my responsibility Ms Mcbeal but it seems that people like you have nothing better to do than tell others what to do. Increase in fuel prices does not only mean increase in the price one pays to fill his/ her vehicle, but also the increase in prices for every day needs. Do you think that the cost for companies to run their delivery vans will not be reflected in the price of the goods we all buy at the end of the day? I grumble because yes it is still cheaper for me to drive my own car, than send my kids to school by school transport, but still my monthly income has not increased (as of late) so the impact on my family's spending ability is still increased.

Carmel Cilia

Apr 1st 2012, 20:03

Taf xjorhos zgur sur Borg il-milljuni kbar li qeghdin jithallsu lic-CEOs ta ruxmata swtoritajiet li holoq dan il gvern mostru u li ma huma jaghtu xejn lura Ezempji Transport Malta. Mepa(90 elf minghajr il bonus) l-awtorita tar rizorsi IL gaming authority talli ma telletx il-lottu fid-Duluri, u lil min xtara id-dar ta malta fi Brussels etc etc. Dawn sur borg jorhsu zgur. U bil-haqq lil dak li lfuq Xandir publiku kull ma kellu xu jghid fuq Mintoff kien l-ahhar erbgha snin ghax staha jghid x'ghamel dan il bniedem fl-40 sena li dam fil politika bil penzjonijiet u il vot tan nisa. Dak ukoll ikollu jorhos u biex tidbaxxilu il-pressjoni forsi ikollu jerga imur il-Canada.

Simon Bonello

Apr 1st 2012, 20:13

b hekk biss tista tikkonsla habib ?

mark borg

Apr 1st 2012, 21:44

min gab lil enemalta tahdem b 40 miljun dejn ??? missieri jew ?????

M. Bezzina

Apr 1st 2012, 22:04

Alli jista jkun ma kontx wihed min dawk li mort ixxejjer idek meta fredu sant olla l petrol ux!!Ghax hlief purcinellati miniex nara min dakl gvern!!!

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 12:59

Well you do have a point, some people just don't bother to take the bus. Other people just cannot do without a car.

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 13:00

How do you mean exactly Mr. Caruana?

J Busuttil

Apr 1st 2012, 20:08

Jekk Joseph jahlef li rahhas il- Pertrol kif kin tlett snin ilu l-stess ghad dawl u l-ilma jiena ghall l-ewwel darba nivvota Labour.

Alfred Cassar

Apr 1st 2012, 22:35

Adrian come on from Rabat to Sliema you can take Arriva no 202. It takes you exactly there

Mr Justin Grima

Apr 1st 2012, 19:18

You're very smart, yet, you forget one main factor...Greed.

Mr Michael Galea

Apr 1st 2012, 21:13

Mr zammit what about pay rises? It seems that everthing goes up each month except that?

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 13:04

I was actually under the impression that oil prices were on the decline, and, here is why


Monthly Oil Market Report for March 2012, available online at http://www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/publications/MOMR_March_2012.pdf, indicates that whilst oil demand is forecasted to grow by 0.9 mb/d in 2012, non-OPEC oil supply is expected to increase 0.6 mb/d in 2012, which might trigger competitive market forces positively affecting consumer markets according to economic demand and supply theory.

Unfortunately I was wrong, Iran is more powerful than we thought it is.

Ms Samantha Debono

Apr 1st 2012, 18:51

Mr. Moser thank you for being so sensitive to the needs of the people... I will definitely start cycling.... What time should I leave Mellieha to go to work at St. Lukes Hospital tomorrow??? I start at 7:30 so should 5:30 suffice??? Please!!!! If you have no intelligent comments to make keep them to yourself!!!!

Timothy Cachia

Apr 1st 2012, 18:59

Keep such ridiculous comments to yourself please Mr. Moser... sure I'l go cycling... it should take 3 hours from St Julians to Marsascala... no problem right? And why not cycle through the main road and maybe get run over by some road pirate...

simon vella

Apr 1st 2012, 19:04

If you like cycling its up to you , no body is forcing you not to do so, but for many d fuel is there bread and butter for everyday earning .

A. Borg

Apr 1st 2012, 19:06

Probabilment jekk titlaq minn M'XLokk lejn Mater Dei bir-rota tasal qabel minn bil-karrozza! Bil-Karozza se tehel f'Tal-Barrani imbaghad tehel in-niezla tac-cimiterju imbaghad tehel il-Marsa u dan dejjem jekk ma tintaqax ma xi intopp!

Joan Nelson

Apr 1st 2012, 19:10

And when I take 3 kids with me I can attach a side-car and tuck them safely in there. HaHa

Joseph Calleja

Apr 1st 2012, 19:36

Mr Moser this dedicated to you.
" Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and prove it."

C. Custo'

Apr 1st 2012, 20:05

Thankyou Mr. Moser; issa meta jkolli hafna affarijiet x ingorr nibda najd lilek izzomomli u meta nkun sejra f distanzi l boghod ejja wassalni inti :)

Jesmond Degabriele

Apr 1st 2012, 20:39

AM I GOING TO LOAD M TOOLBOX ON YOUR BACK,MR ANDREAS MOSER?.

Doreen Gatt

Apr 1st 2012, 21:21

Are you for real?!? I can just imagine myself cycling to work from Bugibba to Valletta in the middle of the summer or on a rainy day!!! Shall I tell my employer to install a shower room for me so that I can make myself presentable once I get to work? And shall I also renegotiate my contract so I can amend the working hours to include getting to work abit later than normal and the showering time?!?

What an absolutely crazy and absurd comment this was!!!!

Ms Rudi Mcbeal

Apr 1st 2012, 22:03

Bravo, Mr Moser.

Us, Maltese, have become much too spoilt.

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 1st 2012, 23:39

Mr Moser - Nistiednek tuza r-rota. Nuzaha kuljum jien. Bicca mountain bike ghandi mhux xi racer tiswa xi 2,000 eur. U taf ghala? Ghax bil-hnizrija ta toroq li ghandna anke rota tispicca tkisser. Ghandek idea kemm tiswa maintenance ta rota? Ghandek idea kemm hu facli tobrom rimm ta rota jew tkisser spoke? Taf kemm tigik biex tibdel spoke u taghmel alignment ta rota? M'ghandix dubju li r-risposta hija le. U nixtieq infakkrek li hofra daqs naqra ukoll hija hafna bir-rota, mhux bhal karozza. Nistiednek issuq rota u tara l-kundizzjoni tat-toroq taghna mill-vicin specjalment man-naha ta gewwa tat-triq fejn ikollok issuq. Apparti l-hofor, it-toroq ma jitnaddfux... imbaghad kif tibla xi puncture b'xi musmar jew vit!

U xi nghidu ghac-cycling lanes? Inzel lejn is-south u ghidli fejn hemm cycling lane apparti t-triq ta Hal Far. Lejn in-North hafna mic-cycling lanes qeghdin fuq il-bankina jew inkella jisparixxu habta u sabta. Taf li dawn ikkundannati kemm mill-EU u anke mill-federazzjoni tac-ciklisti?

JEKK IL-GVERN VERAMENT IRIDNA NUZAW IC-CYCLING LANES ALLURA GHAD BAQALU X'JAHDEM MHUX SEMPLICIMENT JOGHLLI L-FUEL!!!

Nazzareno Cortis

Apr 1st 2012, 19:31

R.Axisa------tantx tahlef habib-----cilindru gas(li jintuza fid djar),f'sena wahda ghola minn 5.4 ewro ghall 18 il- ewro----mhux qabza sabieha jew------dan jinbidel mill inqas kull xahar jew xahar u nofs-------mela ara kemm kellna nhallsu zejjed ghall sena------u tinsiex,meta konna hadna ewro u 16 centezmu ghall gholi tal hajja!!!! Mela int hsibt li huma kienu hadu 600 ewro zieda ghall xejn!!!!!!

Jason Borg

Apr 1st 2012, 20:01

Ikkonfermaw lahbarijiet kolla, NET , ONE u TVM .. U kull site, ma nahsibx li ftemhu jien.


Din hija vera 100%

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 3rd 2012, 08:34

Emminta issa siehbi? :)))

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 13:04

Well, that is quite a bit of a tax...

N. Agius

Apr 2nd 2012, 07:19

Spot on

Anna Maria Gatt

Apr 1st 2012, 21:16

Quote EFA in the correct way please....He said 'ha joghlew il-prezzijiet, basta jkun hawn xoghol ghal kulhadd!" It makes a hell of a difference Mr. Valletta.

S.M. Cuschieri

Apr 1st 2012, 18:30

well said!!!

Christine Vella

Apr 1st 2012, 19:13

X'fuss hux? Sfortunatament mhux kulhadd ghandu paga gholja bhal ta xi whud. Mid-dehra tieghek mhux hazin. Mur gibna nghixu barra minn Malta (fejn ghalkhemm ma jkunx kollox perfett) kiku jkollna pagi hafna iktar gholjin. Dik hija d-differenza bejn Malta u barra. U ghalhek 'Maltese gemgem all the way'.

R Abela

Apr 1st 2012, 20:03

professura int min qallek li hawn malta ma taghmilx sieghat biex tasal?

Ms Samantha Debono

Apr 1st 2012, 20:12

Ms. Mcbeal.... Glad you're so happy with the increase in fuel! You are one of the very few who seem to have taken it so well..... Seems only a tiny percentage of the Maltese public can afford these increases! And before you start with the same old silly 'maltese gem gem' comments just try to consider that not everyone can afford these increases! I am a University graduate with an above average wage (by Maltese gem gem standards of course.... abroad I would earn at least double).... and I am finding it more difficult every day to handle daily costs of living! So I would keep rude insensitive comments to myself if I were you...

Ms Rudi Mcbeal

Apr 1st 2012, 21:28

@ Christine Vella

Mhux kulhadd ghandu il-paga gholja imma imbierek Alla, kif nghalqu tmintax il-sena immorru nigru nixtru l-karozza u biex immorru x'imkien xi zewg kantunieri il-boghod irridu il-paqqa. Mhux ta' xejn Malta saret imcajjpra bid-dhahen tal-karozzi u traffiku.

Ghal li jista jkun qatt indenjajt ruhek tinforma lilek inniffsek l-ammonti ta' taxx kbari li jhallsu in-nies ta' "barra"? Jekk le, nissuggerilek taghmel ftit ricerka ghaliex dejjem ahjar li certi affarijiet tkun tafhom u tkun infurmata tajjeb minn flok tassumi.

@ R Abela
Mela jekk il-fuel joghla izjed ghandek tiehu gost ghax imbaghad awtomatikament jonqos l-istagnar u kjus ta' traffikku, b'rizultat li ma ddumx aktar tiehu is-sieghat biex tasal fejn trid tmur. Mhux hekk, professur?

@ Samantha Debono
If abroad you earn double, do that, go abroad then. When you do that please do come back and let me know how you are faring, if by the end of the month, after you have payed all your bills, rent and taxes (including insurances and taxes on your car) plus the fuel, if you manage to have something left. Not to mention medical and hospital bills if and when, God forbid, the need arises.

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 1st 2012, 23:18

Ms Mcbeal - Jien nigri bir-rota biex niffranka. U mhux ghax niffranka ta barra minn hawn ta ghax bil-hofor li hawn inkissirha rota u l-maintenanca taghha mhux b'xejn. Tinsiex li hofra zghira ukoll bizzejjed biex tobromlom rimm ta rota. Barra wkoll hekk it-toroq? Barra thallas ta maintenance fuq karozza u hawn Malta thallas ta hsarat. Jekk m'ghandekx idea x'inhi d-differenza, isma minni u tikkummentax fuqha!

Kurt Mifsud

Apr 1st 2012, 23:41

Ms Mcbeal - Fil-familja ghandi min kien jghix barra u mhux talli kien ihallas dak kollu li semmejt int imma kien ihallas ukoll loan ta post hawn Malta plus li rnexxielu jgemma.

Ms Rudi Mcbeal

Apr 2nd 2012, 20:34

@ Kurt Mifsud

Naf x'inhi id-differenza u ghalhekk ikkummentajt. Ghixt Malta u ghixt barra minn Malta ukoll u naf hafna x'jien nghid.

Iva? Ghal li jista jkun mhux minn dawk li jkunu impjegati mal-gvern u jiehdu xi posting barra, b'xi paga ghola mil-average, ihallsu it-taxxi Malta - skejjel, sptarijiet u tobba u x'naf jien refunded u kollox, u sa l-anqas haga li jixtru filwaqt li ikunu fil-pajjiz, inkluz il-karozza, tax free, hux? Ghax dawk naf xi nofs tuzzana jien ukoll bhalhom. Jien irreferejt ghal nies jahdmu barra minn Malta, ma kumpaniji barranin, b'paga normali li jaqilghu il-maggoranza tan-nies tal-pajjiz, Kurt. U nerga nirrepeti li naf x'jien nghid.

Andreas Moser

Apr 1st 2012, 18:44

Well, Maltese companies are doing enough to circumvent the sanctions against Iran: http://andreasmoser.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/malta-sanctions-iran/ - So maybe you will get your way.

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 13:09

So basically I was thinking positive...because...

Monthly Oil Market Report for March 2012, available online at http://www.opec.org/opec_web/static_files_project/media/downloads/publications/MOMR_March_2012.pdf, indicates that whilst oil demand is forecasted to grow by 0.9 mb/d in 2012, non-OPEC oil supply is expected to increase 0.6 mb/d in 2012, which might trigger competitive market forces positively affecting consumer markets according to economic demand and supply theory.

Then ...all of this came as a surprise as I was under the impression oil was on the decline, until Europe decided to flex its muscles against Iran.

It's what happens when you bully someone; they fire back saying "no problem, you had your way, now I will do my own thing, and, FU Jack"....retaliation. That's why we talk about international relations these days, but some authorities feel that they have more power than they have, and, the little fish suffer the consequences of these "cowboy" decisions.

P. Zammit

Apr 1st 2012, 18:54

We will wait for Joseph Muscat to reduce them.... dream on

Joseph Calleja

Apr 1st 2012, 18:11

This is no joke.....Wait because it will get worse.

Joseph Frantz

Apr 1st 2012, 23:38

Par Idejn Sodi !!!!

Matthew Scerri

Apr 1st 2012, 17:29

Plus you don't have to pay insurance or road tax and you get right of way wherever you are.

It's really a no brainer really. :)

Michael Pace

Apr 1st 2012, 17:35

Definitely the comment of the day :)

Gianfrancesco Buttigieg

Apr 1st 2012, 23:08

this might give you some ideas Joe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPFZrRD3J8

George Pace

Apr 1st 2012, 17:17

well said rita

Joseph Calleja

Apr 1st 2012, 18:13

Don't blame this on Enemalta, blame it on the Iranians.

John L Galea

Apr 2nd 2012, 08:36

We have to pay for the fines EneMalta had to incur due to its incomeptence.!! Hallas ja gahan Malti!!

Joe Vella

Apr 1st 2012, 17:02

That statement kills people, because to make alcohol, big businesses use food from our lands, which are already suffocated and not producing enough to go round.

Justin Spiteri

Apr 1st 2012, 17:32

@ Joe Vella.

Even Buying Sports Shoes Kills People... poor chinese kids manufacture them under gruelling conditions in cheap labout factories... are you barefoot right now?.

Mr Alfred Gatt

Apr 1st 2012, 17:16

it goes up every month....not just 1st April

Mark Anthony Cachia

Apr 1st 2012, 17:40

Petrol price has increased by 52% in 3 years! What a joke

Jason Borg

Apr 1st 2012, 17:26

ghada tinzilek imma ta

m. borg (slm)

Apr 1st 2012, 17:23

....and you point is?

S Deguara

Apr 1st 2012, 17:48

also for info purposes

http://unitedexplanations.org/english/2012/01/10/minimum-wages-in-europe-2012/

Mr Justin Grima

Apr 1st 2012, 18:12

Fuel prices europe and Malta is nowhere on the list haha...

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 10:05

Let's all go to Hungary, buy the fuel from there (in barrels) and import it in Malta, asking the government to remove any taxes because it is not within our control and the cost of living is high. On unleaded fuel I would save:
€1.51 less €1.26 = €0.25 per litre excluding travelling costs. Not too bad eh? Enemalta would have another point of financial failure.

Patrick Zammit

Apr 1st 2012, 17:06

About half of the E1.51 is tax...

Joseph Calleja

Apr 1st 2012, 18:17

" Ma jistax ikun joghla aktar il-petrol ". Don't bet on it, because it will. Never say never. Taking Arriva is starting to sound like a good idea.

Mario Brincat

Apr 1st 2012, 18:57

Tant tajjat ghax anki il walking shoes gholew siehbi hahahaha

Mr Justin Grima

Apr 1st 2012, 18:12

u melaaa :P

Jonathan Camilleri

Apr 2nd 2012, 10:06

lol, I doubt it