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Petrol price up 5c, diesel 1c

The price of unleaded petrol has gone up 5c, that of diesel 1c, Enemalta said.

The new prices, the corporation said, reflected the prices fetched by Enemalta for the latest shipments of imported fuel.

Product

Previous Maximum Retail Price 

Revised Maximum Retail Price

Change

Unleaded

€1.49

€1.54

€0.05

Diesel

€1.35

€1.36

€0.01

Kerosene

€1.35

€1.36

€0.01

Gasoil for heating

€1.02

€1.03

€0.01

The new prices come into force tomorrow, Enemalta said. Initially, the corporation had said in its statement that the new rates become effective on Monday.

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T Ferro

Sep 2nd 2012, 09:27

@ Angelo Vassallo

1) I was employed in an entity and a position opened up and out of the blues a very young less qualified and totally inexperienced (but with official very strong political links) person arrived unnanounced. Cool huh

2) Oh a plethora of shcemes I would have qualified for. I just received a cold shoulder.

3) Employment is the area (obviously a specialisation in field), and the only exuse of an explanation I received was that it was not one of the priority areas for specialisation at the level I studied for.

4) I explained why I admire JM. I am not an LP fan but since you seem to ba staunch PN supporter I must admit that LG is as courageous.

5) I am NOT God's gift to humanity, nobody is. I am just a moderately intelligent being that calls things by their name.

T Ferro

Sep 2nd 2012, 09:41

@ Angelo Vassallo

I like statistics as much as you do and will not argue with your stats. Unluckily though, as with many statistics, I am not so sure whether the statistics you quote offer a fair picture of reality. As an explanation: our sample population is 1000. 200 earn 10 whilst 800 earn 2. The average wage would be 3.6 which in reality is almost double what 80% of the population earn.

Your final comments are what totally break the completely reasonable (though possible erroneaous) line of thought, especially the 'thanks to GonziPN'. Firstly I would have accepted a thanks PN but unluckily Gonzi led PN has given us no great assistance in this area. Secondly the 10th highest minimum wage says nothing about the qualified young people earning slightly better than the €680 per month. Lastly do you surely do not know that many people earn the infamous €680 a month and have to live on it, and I am sure that that is no easy task.

Might I suggest that you compare statistics that are less general eg: an IT junious in Malta vs his/her counterpart in Europe etc.

Kurt Vella

Sep 1st 2012, 10:39

if anything with Joseph Muscat, buying and price setting of fuel will be a transparent exercise....

Anthony Pace Gouder

Sep 1st 2012, 10:51


Meta ser jittanta , Dr. Gonzi u l-ministru koncernat , flok jiftahru kemm konna strumentali u kemm tajna ghajnuna lill-Libya is-sena l-ohra , forsi jinnegozzjaw ftehim , kif kien ghamel MINTOFF , U JGIEBU il-ftit ZEJT u GAS li nikkonsmaw , bhala belt zghajra , bi prezz favorevoli (prezz baxx) .....................Jew ser ihall , ghax hekk jaqbel biex ikompli jigbor xi haga , sa LEJLIET L-ELEZZJONI ?

T Ferro

Sep 1st 2012, 11:45

Unluckily I am still waiting for the job that was due to me but was given to a 'friend'. I am still waiting for the government managed EU schemes that will help my business not those of 'friends'. I am, alas, still waiting for an explanation why I had to pay for my professional studies (no funding was available for me to specialise in an area that is of extreme importance to any nation in the world) whilst government sponsors so many less 'interesting' studies of 'friends'. Will Mr. Muscat change all this? I do not know but I really admire Mr. Muscat. I understand that the Gonzi administration have grown used to it but I have a serious and deep admiration for JM as he must be one of the more courageous persons in the world to want to govern the Maltese people. I still have to meet a people like us we manage to absorb all that is wrong from all the societies that we encounter.

Colin Camilleri

Sep 1st 2012, 10:02

That is the point S. Zahra. The people have been asking for ages to have transparency on the calculation of the fuel prices! The only reasons given are always either because of the weakening of the euro, or because of purchased stock or the increase from abroad. To make things look "nicer" Enemalta then compares the fuel prices with those of other EU countries.

However Enemalta and the government consistently failed to give credible explanations. Many times was the fuel in Malta more expensive than most EU countries. Then some other excuse is raised, but never the government or Enemalta are to blame. If they are so good, why is Enemalta virtually bankrupt then?

It is the government's and Enemalta's fault. Years on end it has been left operating without any sense of financial viability or responsibility and the only way to reduce its losses is to adjust fuel prices as it sees fit. Had the government and Enemalta backed their arguments with concrete and transparent calculations, then it would have made it credible and more "acceptable" to the common people. But since this is not happening - and is done on purpose - we as consumers have every right to doubt the honesty and seriousness of the entities involved.

Shaun Camilleri

Sep 1st 2012, 10:09

Suggest solutions,

remove VAT, duty and incompetence at enemalta.

Price of petrol will go down to 60c a litre!!

Matthew Grima

Sep 1st 2012, 10:32

Well said Shaun. Though removing is too much, as they'll end up taking from somewhere else. But since tax is a percentage, every time the price goes up, the government pockets more, so the percentage can be reduced.

Incompetence at enemalta is another issue, that won't go away any time soon....

Anthony Pace Gouder

Sep 1st 2012, 10:59

Negotiate with our Libyan neighbours , for special concession of cheaper , favourable FUEL PRICES , as experienced under Labour ( Dom Mintoff )Administrations .

Is the Gonzi-pn capable enough to achieve this ?

Anthony Scicluna

Sep 1st 2012, 10:45

ghax ghadu ma giex Joseph!!! Tisdinhom, Eddy. Bongu

clive borg

Sep 1st 2012, 11:33

Why are you still living in Malta then, you are free to go live abroad...

if wages go up i'm sure unemployment will go up as well... or else currently factories are making huge profit if you are to compare our wages with EU countries ones. (out of which i don't consider it)

R. Cilia

Sep 1st 2012, 11:13

L-Enemalta ma tasalx biex taghti spjegazzjoni ta' dawn il-prezzijiet inkella tkun qed tammetti l-ineficjenza taghha! Minn fejn iridu jigu l-pagi tas CEOs?

Keith Zerafa

Aug 31st 2012, 23:13

Mela tameti li il pl et iwahal fil pn ghal kull haga ta xejn ghalxiex il leader tal pl ma jatix spjegazjoni fdan is settur

Claire Busuttil

Sep 1st 2012, 08:51

u aqtaha!!!......jekk int kuntent li ghola il petrol, hafna nies mumiex!!

R Marquette

Aug 31st 2012, 23:16

l-ewwel haga, il-computer tallimt nuzah mhux ghax hadt xi kors b'xejn mill-kunsill lokali bhall ma jamlu bosta u minalijom li saru inginiera mil-lum ghal ghada.

It-tieni punt, ma nafx intiex tghix f'dinja jew tirraguna sal-ponta ta mnihrek imma sa fejn naf jien kulhadd ihallas il-fuel, dawl, ilma, gas, ikel, taxxa tat-triq (licenzja tal-karozza gholja ghall toroq sub-standard).

Rigward is-sahha u il-medicina nirrispondijk ukoll! Gieli gejt bzonn tuza is-servizzi tal-isptar u taghmel xi 7 sieghat fil-waiting room? Gieli tefawk fuq sodda f'nofs kurutur qisek annimal? Jew gejt bzonn xi medicina expensive u jghidulek li out of stock? issa ma nafx min qed jirraguna sal-ponta ta mnihru jien!

U rigward il-prezz tal-fuel li ngibu hawn Malta li huwa gholi hafna kumparat mal-kwalita tal-fuel li ssib ghall-bejh fi Franza, l-Italija u l-Ingilterra.

Grazzi.

C Busuttil

Aug 31st 2012, 23:22

Hallik milli problema mad-dinja kollha, meta il-prezz taz-zejt mad-dinja kollha nizel hawn Malta zied il-fuel u aktar min dan il-kontijiet tad-dawl u ilma. Dawn kollha skuzi iz-zieda fil-petrol u fil-konitijiet m'huma xejn hlief taxxa gdida imma taparsi ghola z-zejt. Apparti li jekk ikun hemm zieda minn barra taz-zejt il-gvern jista jiehu fuqu dik iz-zieda imma flus biex nibnu teatru bla saqaf hemm imma flus biex innehhu l-piz minn fuq il-poplu le. Fuq kollox il-poplu ha zieda ta' 1.16c u dawk fil-gvern 500euro.

Victor Vella

Aug 31st 2012, 23:32

Jekk ghandna il-medicini b`xejn etc etc irringrazzja il-Mintoff ghax li kieku kulhadd marid u qed immut bil-guh.

Aaron Cassar

Sep 1st 2012, 07:00

il gvern nehha il HEDGING !!!

George Smith

Sep 1st 2012, 08:50

@ J Spiteri .... Jekk tuza il karozza ghall bzonnijiet personali tkun taff kemm ikollom ragun minn igerger. Forsi int mandekx !! Naqbdu Arriva 1.5 euro ghall kullliemkin hekk se tirraguna ? Wake up !!!

OLIVER NANI

Sep 1st 2012, 09:28

VERY WELL SAID....PROSIT!

Glen Micallef

Sep 1st 2012, 09:36

Sur Spiteri

Ghandek tkun taf li kulhadd ihallashom is servizzi kollha li int semmejt - fuel, drawl, ilma, gas, ikel, toroq, sahha, medicina, edukazzjoni, etc - mit TAXXA!! Toqghodx tigi tghid li ghandna l-affarijiet u s-servizzi b'xejn! Anzi jmissek tghid li nhallsu ghalihom u ma nehdux servizz li qeghdin inhallsu ghalih.

J Spiteri

Sep 2nd 2012, 00:08

Sfortunatement dis-sena il-familja tieghi addiet minn esperjenzi koroh u kwazi kilnija l-ghatba ta l-sptar... qatt ma naf li stennejna (jew stenenjan ftit) u dejjem hadna servizz mil-aqwa... Kugin teighi andu bzonn medicina li trix tixtrija kull gimatejn u tiswa 240 euros.... Dan kollu b'xejn

Kuntent inhallas it-taxxa iva u meta nigi bzonna insiba hemm... Jekk ma tridx thallas taxxa u thallas edukazjoni u sahha inti... go for it ha naraw kemm tiflah tasal ;) ... just kemm nighled li operazjoni bhal ma kelli bzonn jien tiswa 20000 u degree li hadt jien tiswa 8000 kiku hadta privat. Issa jew tara kollox jew tara fuel biss.

Dwar zieda ta 500 ewro le ma naqbilx,, jien ma nzomm ma lebda partit u hazin/tajjeb ta tnejn li huma nejdu

U dwar uzu tal karozza ghal bzonnijiet ta kuljum.. iva jien bhalkom nuza tista tejd il-hin kollu u ma nuzax arriva ghax ikolli l-affarijiet mieghi ax kiku nuza... Hawn Malta hawn problema kbira ta karozzi.. hawn hafna..anzi esegerat.. Il-gvern missu jdahhal sistema li karozzi johorgu bit timetable fit toroq bhal ma hemm fpajjizi ohra.. Jekk nibqaw sejrin hekk.,. kull familja ghanda 3 karozzi jew aktar.. ma nafx fejn se naslu

Steven Smith

Sep 1st 2012, 03:09

well if car drivers did give way..the service would be a lot better and would more then likely run on time !...and you THINK the old system was better...what a short memory you have...or maybe an old bus driver with a grudge !

mark borg

Sep 1st 2012, 06:52

@James Ellul
Labour lanqas ideat ma joholqu ...kif jista wiehed ikun jaf x'ser jaghmlu la jitilaw fil-gvern???

argument pappagallesk biex tipruvaw igibu lura xi voti min tal Pn li tliftu bl eluf.......li hu zgur hu li il Pl se jkun gvern serju li jmexxi g hal interess tal polu u mhux ghal klikka ta ghaxra min nies.....barra min hekk min falla lil enemalta tul is snin u tella id dejn tal pajji zghir bhal tghana ghall aktar 5 biljun ?? zgur ma haqqu l-ebda voti min wasalna f din is sitwazzjoni jigifieri jhekk ghalik fuq skala qedin 4 il PN..nassigurak li min ma ghandux interessi personali u mhu qed jakkwista xejn ghalih, fuq dik l-iskala il Pn huwwa il partit li se jiehu pjacir jissetilja il kontijiet tieghu ma dan il partit li illum barra minhekk huwwa maqsum bil kbir .

Josef Borg

Sep 1st 2012, 07:10

Jien ezatt bhalhekk imma did-darba ha nipprova nbiddel ghax din l-arroganza ma niflahiex izjed.. Jekk ma nippruvax kif nista nghid li m'hemmx alternattiva ohra.

William Caligari

Sep 1st 2012, 07:55


Min fejn gibtu dan l-gherf s-Sur Ellul?

R. Cilia

Sep 1st 2012, 11:26

Sur Ellul, il-malti jghid 'Jekk ma tbiddilx, tqammel'.

manuel Attard

Aug 31st 2012, 20:14

simple my friend , it's a good excuse to make up for other so called expenses that our so called leaders of the world might have !!
or else how can they enjoy life more then they are already doing ?
living like kings while you and i pay for everything

Mark Thorogood

Aug 31st 2012, 20:20

"when crude oil prices have remained stable for the past couple of months?"

The oil price is up about 15-20% in the last 2 months (in $)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market_data/commodities/143908/twelve_month.stm

Jonathan Camilleri

Aug 31st 2012, 20:42

Prices were expected to move downward further but the rise has been remarkable and almost continuous since then. The price on Thursday was $113.56 a barrel for the basket crude and the average for August so far is almost $109 a barrel as compared to almost $94 a barrel in June.
http://gulfnews.com/business/oil-prices-are-setting-their-own-course-1.1066069#.UDoJEj2TCEs.twitter

It seems you and I have been reading different news...

Daniel Dimech

Aug 31st 2012, 20:42

cajta tajba u tintesa maz zmien meta semmejt l arriva ... minuta ghax ghadni nidhak. jien xtaqt nghaddi ghas servizz tal ghar Iva (arriva) imma wara 11 il xahar qtajt qalbi habba l inkonsistenza ,il kumdita kulhadd ihobbha

mark borg

Sep 1st 2012, 06:53

ragunament bazwi

Claire Busuttil

Sep 1st 2012, 08:54

L arriva ghada disastru....nistiden lil min jahseb li qed nigdeb biex juza l arriva ghal gimgha wahda biss.....imbaghd jitkellem....
Hinijiet ma jigux rispettati.....bla kontrol ta xejn.....grazzi gonz!

C Baldacchino

Aug 31st 2012, 20:12

i soooo agree!!

mark borg

Aug 31st 2012, 20:24

dejjem ahjar lead by a novice mill lead by someone ikontrollat min klikka ta sitta !

Daniel Dimech

Aug 31st 2012, 20:43

allura li tghid int u siehbek gonzi Bibbja?

William Caligari

Aug 31st 2012, 21:18


Keith, min hu sincier jitkellem differenti minnek
tista tghidilna kif inhu imqassam dan il-prezz?
Bhal perezempju x'taxxa fih?

Claire Busuttil

Sep 1st 2012, 08:55

miskin is sur zerafa ghandu lenti blu imwahla ma ghajnejh....nithassarhom nies hekk!!

silvano vassallo

Aug 31st 2012, 19:50

do you think I am that stupid and did not put that into consideration. Most of the time I service my car, it is not rocket eng. But last jan it costs me around 120 euro, filter, oil, glow plugs , wheel alignment, cooling water,
In the long run diesel is far better .
I am not that stupid to buy a new car in Malta with the conditions of the roads and the erratic driving.

Mario Busuttil

Aug 31st 2012, 19:55

Jabillek zgur ,ghax kull min ghandu xi karozza u jaghmel il kalkoli ,zgur li jiffranka balla flus sabiex izzomm vettura privata.....ghandi 3 karozzi u hekk ser naghmel u jekk xi darba nohrog u ndum tard bil lejl naqbad Taxi...niffranka minn 3 karozzi Insurance+licenzji+VRT+Petrol u diesel u maintenance u servises madwar =2,600 fuel ghal 3 karozzi,1,400 euro Ins u licenzji,services 300 euro,u maintenance dejjem trid tonfoq meta jinqala???....dawn b'kollox jiguni 4,300euro fis sena barra mekkenik u x'jinqala ,,,,dazgur li jabilli bl Arriva...u ser naghmel inbih il vetturi kolla......

J Busuttil

Aug 31st 2012, 19:59

@ Silvano Vassallo

€ 120 is expensive ( Lm51 ) ???? min hu il-Mechanic ghax veru bomba ma tantx jiehu.

Victor Laiviera

Aug 31st 2012, 19:23

Can you find a table showing the average wages/salaries as well?

silvano vassallo

Aug 31st 2012, 19:27

it will make more sense to add their minimum monthly wage to that list. A stand alone list like that means nothing.

M Mangion

Aug 31st 2012, 19:35

@Victor Laiviera

inti tahseb li jekk tmur tixtri xi haga u tghidlu li ghandek minimum wage irahhaslek fil-prezz?

L-istess haga din, pajjiz li jbiegh iz-zejt mhux se joqghod jghid ghax Malta ghandhom inqas paga, mela se ntihom iz-zejt irhas.

Niskanta kif certu nies dejjem jitkellmu kif jaqbillhom.

Vince Piscopo

Aug 31st 2012, 19:37

Very good observation Mr Laviera.

S. Vella

Aug 31st 2012, 19:56

@Victor Laiviera

International fuel supplies do not care about minimum wage. That is the price set - who can't afford it may use alternative and cheaper modes of transport.

I hope fuel keeps going up while I dream of Malta with 50% less cars.

J Busuttil

Aug 31st 2012, 20:05

Question for Mr. Laiviera.

Let us say you are an importer and you usually sell an on going good at € 20 and you buy it from abroad € 15. A month later you buy it € 18 will you sell it to me at € 20. Skond inti u shabek that is what we should expect. If you say yes my next question is: if you buy it at € 21 today will you sell it to me at € 20. Hallina Victor.

Matthew Grima

Aug 31st 2012, 21:27

Mangion, il maggoranza ta dak il prezz taxxa jkun, mux is seller.

Joseph Micallef

Aug 31st 2012, 23:50

jien ma jinteressani assolutament xejn minn dan Sur Calleja. Il-pagi tagħna huma fost l-agħar li jeżiżtu minn dawk il-pajjiżi li semmejt inti. Jien kif taffetwa lili jinteressani. Kieku kien hemm Partit Laburista fil-gvern, ibqa ċert li kien jagħfas sabiex jagħmel arranġament speċjali sabiex jinxtara petrol b'rati orħos, u dan minix noħolmu. Għamlu Dom Mintoff fil-passat hemm bżonn li dan isir jekk ikun il-bżonn. Jekk hemm bżonn, il-gvern jaqta ftit mit-tberqbiq tiegħu u jintervjeni sabiex jerfa parti mil-piż hu u ma jkomplix iġib ruħu b'mod irresponsabbli għal aħħar u jkompli jkisser, jakkes u jġib il-poplu arkobtejħ!! Fullstop!!

S. Zahra

Sep 1st 2012, 09:24

the "compare wages" statement does not hold! Reasons are:
1) who is selling fuel will not give a discount to countries that have a lower wage ... if you dont like it dont buy it
2) countries having 'higher' wages has much more expenses like property rental (around 800eur/month for a studio flat), no free medical services, etc)

Unfortunately we are in world were fuel prices will keep going up until fuel supply is exhausted! Our bad is that our public transport is rubbish.

Kev Samut

Aug 31st 2012, 19:31

Dear Mr Vassallo how much is it to service your car when buying an air filter,oil filter and fuel filter or a set of glow plugs? $ $ $ $ Try and compare them with a petrol car and what about when buying a new one? What's the price difference between when buying a new car whatever the brand when buying it petrol or diesel? $ $ $ $ +++++ Need I continue?

Mr robert micallef

Aug 31st 2012, 20:28

Dear Mr Samut you are not correct, i have 2 cars same make, one petrol one diesel. the service is nearly the same cost. Diesel cars do not change the glow plugs and fuel filters often. infact i'm actually thinking of changing my wife's car to a diesel. we do aprrox the same milage. she gives it an average of 60 euro a week i give it 35-40 euro. the diesel of today is not the same of 20 years ago when if its cold you would spend 20 minutes playing to start it up.
also you might to consider cycling with unlimited mileage :)

Daniel Dimech

Aug 31st 2012, 20:47

hahahaj 50% taxx hi naqra hafna . ftakru li ahna qatra niehdu hdejn pajjizi ohra

S. Vella

Aug 31st 2012, 19:58

Dan mhux piz. Il-karozza lussu, mhux dritt.

R. Cilia

Aug 31st 2012, 21:10

S.Vella, il-karozza lussu ghidt? Jekk qed tirreferi ghal min ghandu Jaguar ghandek ragun imma mhux ghal min jahdem, iwassal it-tfal l-iskola, izur lil genituri tieghu u mitt haga ohra!

William Caligari

Aug 31st 2012, 21:23


S.Vella, prosit ghalik kemm inti bravu!!!!

S Pace

Aug 31st 2012, 23:43

@ S Vella, il karozza kienet lussu fin 1950s mhux llum... jaqaw int ma tohrogx mid dar kuljum biex tmur ghax xoghol?

Joseph Micallef

Sep 1st 2012, 02:08

Eħe lussu hu li jkollok karozza S.Vella? Impressjonajtni bl-intelliġenza tiegħek. Jaqaw minn mindu hemm il-PN fil-gvern saret lussu? Jekk jitla l-Partit Laburista jaqaw issir neċessitá? Ħallina bajs, inthom minthom xejn ħlief oqbra mbajjda!

C. Bartoli

Sep 1st 2012, 16:41

@Tony Fenech, Jien inkludejtlek wkoll f dik it-taxxa kemm kont inhallas council tax u spejjez ohra bhal £270 fil gimgha transport ghax ma stajtx naffordja karozza gewwa Londra habba li biex insuq karozza gewwa Londra tehel £5 kuljum u insurance gewwa Londra hija over £2000 fis-sena + li trid ikkolok fejn tiparkja jew tehel average ta £120-£140 ohra fil-gimgha, Iva vera il-hajja jekk tmur tixtri min discount stores u tmur fil-ghaxija orhos imma tinsiex li l-euro irhas mil stg. Jien hawn Malta hadt skema tal gvern li kulhadd kien intitulat ghalija u solar water heater u PV gewni nofs prezz. Gas ma nuzax ghax id-dawl jigini irhas mil gas u nohrog darbtejn fix xaghar inhallas il-loan tad-dar u kelli karozza tahli hadt €1200 mand il-gvern u xtrajt karozza tahli hafna inqas u jibqali il-flus f'idejja.

silvano vassallo

Aug 31st 2012, 19:34

this is simple to comprehend. the government works like that, it is far much easier to control a population in these conditions than if everyone if financially safe. If you think that that government is there for you than you are delusional. wake up and start thinking for yourself and plan ahead.

Chris Coleiro

Aug 31st 2012, 18:51

you can switch to autogas whenever you like.. i did so some time ago and am now reaping the benefits. Book your car and make the investment. it's easy!

R. Cilia

Aug 31st 2012, 21:24

A.Trapani, from your other comments I can conclude that nothing worries you because whatever GonziPn does is fine with you.Don't worry, your worries will start soon enough!

Mr F J Brincat

Aug 31st 2012, 18:29

Maybe you don't drive a car - but i'm sure that you, eat for example. - you do know that in Italy an increase in fuel also brought up the prices of foodstuffs right?

S Pace

Aug 31st 2012, 18:30

Godwin Dalli, can you tell me how someone could go to the supermarket using the so called efficient public transport? Can you tell me how you are going to pick up your children from school after work and go home with the public transport? Don't be egoistic and self centered please, think of others. And by the way our public transport is still rubbish

Sebastian Micallef

Aug 31st 2012, 18:59

Godwin Dalli good for you that you do not own a car and you use the efficient public transport therefore the increase in fuel does not effect you.
Why should you worry? Let those who own a car worry about the cost of fuel.
But I am sure that you have heard about chain reaction. The increase in fuel will effect everybody including you.
The cost of living will increase due to this chain reaction, but why should you care just as long that the Government has more money to spend more on open spaces.

A Trapani

Aug 31st 2012, 19:23

ok Sebastian, lets all get worried than and pray God that the international fuel rate will go down again ???? I'd say ... just live and stop complaining about issues you or your government has no control on ! Remember mate, if you worry you die, if you don't worry you die.... so why worry ??? .

D. Xerri

Aug 31st 2012, 17:57

u l-eluf kbar f`pagi, perkacci u bonuses li jinghataw lill-Kapijiet tad-Dipartimenti li ma jgibux ir-rizultati mixtieqa minkejja kollox !

C. Agius

Aug 31st 2012, 17:59

ma ghandu xjaqsem xejn li qed tajd int sur Coll

Louis Craus

Aug 31st 2012, 18:19

Habib,jien ukoll ghadni gej mill - Gran Brittania, imma ma xtrajtx la petrol u l-anqas diesel.
Innotajt biss li l- prezz hu kwazi dak daqs ta' Malta, anzi rajt postijiet li hu irhas minn Malta.
Ma nahsibx li l- pagi taghhom daqs dawk li ghandna ahna l- Maltin.
Tista forsi tispjegali ghaliex?
Ghaliex f' Malta dejjem joghla,meta kien hemm kazi li l- fuel rahas drastikament?

Ruben Mifsud

Aug 31st 2012, 18:53

Mr. Louis Craus, Jekk irridu inkunu onesti.... 1. Ingilterra tipproduci iz-zejt.. cert li inti smajt bil BP (British Petroleum)!! 2. Veru li il pagi tal ingilterra huma ghola imma 1... kieku l-inglisi ghandhom listes spejjes taghna il Maltin kieku lingisi kollha imisshom huma sinjuri 2.. ghalkemm il petrol huwa irhas ghal raguni li semmejt fuq, trid taprezza li ghandhom distanzi hafna iktar minna, ghallura irridu jikkunsmaw hafna iktar litri ta petrol (ghallura ghandhom xorta aktar spejjes ghal petrol) Ahna Maltin Maltese gemgem!! Meta il petrol kien hafna irhass xorta konna ingergru! kieku il petrol ikun b'xejn xorta insibu raguni biex ingergru!!

Daniel Dimech

Aug 31st 2012, 20:50

sew qed tghid kif il fuel taghna bla ditta jidhirli ahna fil eu bhall kulhadd

C. Bartoli

Aug 31st 2012, 17:12

VOTE MLP and you never know what is going to happen. Ghadna bahh ghax qatt ma smajna x'se jghamel minhabba din il-problema li qeda tiffacja id-dinja kolla imma il PM il-gdid ha jibghatilna il bowser bil-petrol b'xejn id-dar. Imma kif ma tistafx tifmuha li jekk inaqqas it-taxxa mil fuel iridu nhallsu it-taxxa fuq xi haga ohra!

C. Bartoli

Aug 31st 2012, 17:17

VOT for MLP u jbellalek taxxa ohra ikbar minn fuq li kien ifrankalek...ma tiftakruwiex inehhi il VAT u minfloka blajna ic-CET li kienet kwazi 23%, Jekk Muscat irahhas it-taxxa tal fuel bilfors irid igiba min ximkien iehor

A Cuschieri

Aug 31st 2012, 17:19

And if we vote Joseph what will we get?

Ian Psaila

Aug 31st 2012, 17:35

Mela Issa jitla Joseph u jibda iqassam b xej l petrol!

Grazzi!!

Kurt Mifsud

Aug 31st 2012, 17:55

Sur Bartoli, l-argument mhux minn fejn igibhom ghax igibhom bhal kull gvern iehor, mit-taxxi. Fejn iqassamhom l-istorja kollha. Min kien qassamhom f'beneficcji socjali u min qassamhom lil shabu f'forma ta zieda ta 500eur fil-gimgha. U sew qed tghid li jekk jitla l-labour ma nafux x'se jigri ghax ghadna ma doqniehx lil Muscat, ara lil Gonzi doqnieh u xbajna minnu!!!!

D. Xerri

Aug 31st 2012, 17:31

...... hmmm maybe we will buy fuel in advance --- something this Government has left aside because the other side used to do it and get fuel at a much lower price !
ghax f`Malta mhux x`jaqbel ghall-Maltin imma li l-Partit Taghna ma juzax is-sistema tal-Partit ta Kontrina lanqas jekk jaf li tajba biex tghaddi ta rasu u jibqa jippersisti li s-sistema tieghu hi it-tajba !
dik il-problema li ghandna go dan il-pajjiz li kulhadd tieghu BISS Tajjeb anke jekk jaf li ta` haddiehor kien ferm ahjar jibqa jghid li Tieghu BISS Tajjeb u Hu l-Bravu !

Kurt Mifsud

Aug 31st 2012, 17:56

Niddubita Charles, ghax meta jorhos imbaghad indumu biex naraw id-differenza, bhal li kieku ghandu xi stock ta 6 xhur mixtri!

P Azzopardi

Aug 31st 2012, 18:41

it seems you only watch super 1 tv ......issa meta jitla joseph inkunu l orhos f kollox..

...what crass and hopeless bloggers !!

Kurt Mifsud

Aug 31st 2012, 22:33

Din id-diska l-gdida li tefawlkom f'halqkom Sur Azzopardi? Jekk jitla l-labour ma nafx x'se jigri ax ghadni m'esperjenzajtux lil Muscat pero esperjenzajt lil Gonzi u l-bella kumpanija

A Trapani

Aug 31st 2012, 17:23

..........I have no idea how much the cost of living went up but could it be perhaps because it went up practically all over the EU ???.... I do know however that we're much much better than other bigger European countries who have their own resources and thanks to the par idejn Sodi we are breaking records month after month with our only resource (Tourism)... We're doing this with 50% of the island made up of naggers and other back stabbers with personal agendas. Can you imagine what we'll do if we were to be one united nation with a positive attitude ?

mark borg

Aug 31st 2012, 20:22

@A TRAPAN
We're doing this with 50% of the island made up of naggers and other back stabbers with personal agendas. Can you imagine what we'll do if we were to be one united nation with a positive attitude ?
issa naraw la jitla il PL kemm se tigbdu habel wiehed ..ok ??? daqs kemm gbituh mil 1971 sa 1987 bil strikes boycotts u elf haga ohra ghal 16 il sena shah...ommi ma ghadkhom teqirdu sal lum 25 sena wara !!!! aqta kemm inthom positive ! ajma hej !

A Trapani

Sep 1st 2012, 00:41

mark borg... dak iz zmien ma konniex neqirdu ghax il petrol u id diesel joghlew bi ftit centezmi... l-istrikes u il boycots saru ghal hafna affrijiet iktar gravi habib..... dawk kienu zminijiet fejn qas tiehu banju ma kont tista ghax tiftah il vit u ma johrog xejn.... biex insemmi punt wiehed ghax hemm mijja. Nigbdu habel wiehed kieku il PL jghidilna x'se jaghmel u kif se jaghmel la/jekk jitla imma s'issa ghadna ma nafu xejn.

Matthew Delicata

Aug 31st 2012, 17:33

It's not four euros more it's 80 cents more.......... It went up to 30.80

A Cuschieri

Aug 31st 2012, 17:47

€30 @ €1.49/lt. = 20.13 litres

20.13Lt @ 1.54 = €31.01

simple maths ... it's€31 not €34

A Trapani

Aug 31st 2012, 17:02

yes and we are still paying amongst the lowest rates in Europe because of forward buying perhaps ?

Darren Attard Bonnici

Aug 31st 2012, 17:12

OH GOD ... alla hares ma nhalsux l-irhas fl-ewropa ... jekk biex tmur il belt min Zabbar tahli listess ammont ta fuel li tahli biex tmur min Londra sa Manchester! ....

U il-Pagi ma tikumparahomx A Trapani? ... Ikumpara il Pagi qabel ma Tikumpara il Fuel prices ....

A Cuschieri

Aug 31st 2012, 17:20

Darren jekk ha tikkumpara trid tikkumpara kollox naqbel mieghek. Pero trid tghid ukoll li biex tghix f'pajjizi ohra huwa hafna aktar expensive. Hu mil-propjeta li hija necessarja biex tghix - kemm jekk tixtri u tikri hawn malta hafna irhas mbad.

Darren Attard Bonnici

Aug 31st 2012, 17:38

u tixtri propjeta mux xi haga ta darba? ... in necesetajiet limportanti .. anke thares lejn mobile phone contract u internet ahna inhalsu prezzijiet oljin ghal servizz imbarazz!

Ian Psaila

Aug 31st 2012, 17:38

Ghid nighdlek jb Issa jitla joseph jixtri bl quddiem ghal Sena jibda jahzen l petrol....eeee am nafx fej u l petrol jorhos b 1 euro l litru! Vote MLP!!!!

Grazzi Joseph

A Trapani

Aug 31st 2012, 17:40

Darren.. fill fatt dak li qed naghmel habib.... il pagi taghna qedin fil media tal EU u il fuel huwa fost l-orhos tal EU.... issa fuq il kwistjoni kemm tahlilek il karozza biex tmur il Belt min haz Zabbar... dik mhix affari li nista nghinek fiha, skuzani. Il fatt hu li iz zejt jinxtara min barra, jekk jghola, irridu inhallsuh b'xi moghod issa jew joghla il fuel taghna jew joghla id dawl, jew namlu taxxa gdida... x'tippreferi habib?

Lawrence Fenech

Aug 31st 2012, 17:42

@Brincat.

Forsi jekk tiftakar li il-gvern qed jghamel qlieh ta' 50% fuq il-fjuil tigi fsessik.

A Cuschieri

Aug 31st 2012, 17:43

Mela mbilli ta' darba tghid ma thallasiex cash f'daqqa l-propjeta. Mhux xorta mil-paga ha thallasha fix-xhar?

Kurt Mifsud

Aug 31st 2012, 18:04

Sur Trapani, taghtix kaz x'jghidu fuq NET TV u mur ghamel ricerka int ta kif qeghdin l-affarijiet. Il-fuel f'Malta huwa fost l-orhos imma xorta nhallsu hafna ahna l-konsumaturi ghax ghandna fost l-ghola taxxa.

A Trapani

Aug 31st 2012, 18:30

Sur Mifsud.... hekk naghmel fil fatt la naghti kas in NET TV u wisq aktar il ONE tv... infittex fuq l-internet u insib il verita li irrid..... u il verita tghid illi "kif ghidt int wkoll il fuel qijed fost l-orhos" U anke it taxxa fost l-orhos... read here http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&plugin=1&language=en&pcode=tsiem070. see... no need for NET TV, just browse the NET .... but stay away from ONE as you'll think you're living a third world country my friend.

Kurt Mifsud

Aug 31st 2012, 22:35

Habib lanqas biss ghani stazzjonijiet Maltin id-dar, tista tahseb kemm naghti kashom.

http://energy.eu/

Pls tikkumparax ma Sweden jew l-Olanda ghax il-pagi bejn 4 u 6 darbiet iktar u dan qed nghidulek bic-cert ghax maghhom nahdem jien. Tinsiex tghodd il-VAT ukoll!

M. Mizzi

Aug 31st 2012, 17:19

publish the wages of foreign countries too. cost of new cars too.

Kurt Mifsud

Aug 31st 2012, 18:08

Mhux il-prezz biss kollox. Trid tara l-kwalita ta l-octane ghax dak jaffetwa l-ekonomija tal-karozza. Check and learn habib

S Pace

Aug 31st 2012, 18:27

A Trapani... if the price hikes don't bother you, just please don't comment as there are a lot of people who yes... they can't afford the difference. And its not 1c, if it were we wouldn't be nagging, its the 5c, 6c, 1c every month or 2 what makes the difference. Why don't you take in consideration the annual license, which by the way we pay for nothing since all our roads are rubbish, our wage and the cost of new cars?. So next time you comment, just think before you do it.

A Trapani

Aug 31st 2012, 18:58

@ S Pace.... i did think before i did it.... that's life my friend and since you live in Malta, you can't control the rise of international oil so you either deal with it or else you can expect the government to keep the same rate as you prefer and then add another tax to compensate for the rise. What are your suggestions here? What are Joseph Muscat's suggestions ? Would you expect Joseph to lower the price of international oil? We don't know.... no one knows what he's planning to do when he's there. With regards to new cars being more expensive, do as i did and get a cheap/decent second hand one.... and why would you buy a new car if as you say, you are effected by a few cents flactuation in fuel consumption??? probably you should be thinking of saving money and not getting a new car... mind you new cars are also becoming cheaper and cheaper. Also for your info, the annual road license is still cheaper than most other EU countries. Also thanks to EU accession, the roads are slowly improving and even though i have to agree with you that many are still badly in need of reconstruction, the newly built ones (and there are quite a few) are a pleasure to drive on them and up to EU standards.

Kurt Mifsud

Aug 31st 2012, 22:36

Get a bicycle or a motorcycle and tell me again what a pleasure they are!

A Cuschieri

Aug 31st 2012, 17:50

In Malta it's all politics. There's no space for actually thinking and looking at the bigger picture - it's blue or red unfortunately.

Lydon Ancilleri

Aug 31st 2012, 17:03

Ezatt u jien tant minix pappagall li mhux ser noqod fuq li tghid inti. Jien ilni nghix hajti kollha taht il PN u naf x'sarraf, issa ser niprova l-PL halli nara xi jsarraf huwa wkoll... hemm hekk nkun nista nqabbel bejniethom it-tnejn!!

twanny borg

Aug 31st 2012, 17:12

@lydon prosit ghamel hekk tista' biss tmur mit-tagen ghal gon-nar.

C. Bartoli

Aug 31st 2012, 17:15

@Mr. Ancilleri, li kieku naf x se jghamel Muscat tal MLP nazzarda nivvutalu imma kif ma tistawx tifmu li jekk Muscat jifrankalna it-taxxa minn fuq il-fuel, iridu nhallsu it-taxxa fuq xi haga ohra!

A Cuschieri

Aug 31st 2012, 17:34

Lydon, ha tiehu riskju ghax tinsiex li ghandek 5 snin imcappas bih jekk ma jkunx ahjar milli ghandek illum - u ma tkunx tista terga lura.

Change for the sake of changing is not healthy.

Claire Buttigieg

Aug 31st 2012, 18:14

enlighten me...aren't we living in the year 2012?!?

You are right..qed nhossni imbiccilli..mux bil passat imma b'dak li qed jigri madwari u ma nista naghmel xejn hlief inkompli nizvojta l but..

M. Bezzina

Aug 31st 2012, 17:03

You are the first one Karl!!

Andrew John Grech

Aug 31st 2012, 16:58

U jekk jinbidel il-gvern u il-prezzijiet ma jinzlux x'se tghid? Igri tigi elezzjoni ohra?

J.C. Borg

Aug 31st 2012, 17:01

Allavolja (skond il-PL) l-elezzjoni hi fil-vicin hafna, xorta gholew l-petrol ecc.

A Trapani

Aug 31st 2012, 19:09

@ J.C. Kieku il fuel rahas tal MLP kienu jghidu spin min naha tal gvern biex jigbor il voti .... issa illi ghola x'jghidu ? spin dry ?

C Cassar

Aug 31st 2012, 16:45

It's gone/going up all around Europe so it has nothing to do with the "government" but due to the price of oil.

Richard Zammit

Aug 31st 2012, 16:51

hallina Mr Cassar , ghidilna kemm ghandna taxxa fuqu , PROSET TAL PROGRAMM ejja ha tigi l-elezzjoni ghax vera tal misthijja .

W Cassar

Aug 31st 2012, 16:52

@ C.Cassar

Some governments cut the tax on fuel to help.

A Trapani

Aug 31st 2012, 16:58

We all dont like paying more but we're amongst the cheapest if not the cheapest in the EU.... so be thankful and don't complain... http://www.drive-alive.co.uk/fuel_prices_europe.html

C. Bartoli

Aug 31st 2012, 17:31

@W.Cassar, yes they did and they increased and invented new taxes.

A Trapani

Aug 31st 2012, 16:47

x'ghandu x'jaqsam il gvern spjegali?

Ian Psaila

Aug 31st 2012, 17:42

Joseph ha irahass l petrol!!!! Jigri jitla l Lejbur !!!

Mr Clayton Mangion

Sep 1st 2012, 00:04

Mela Capcaplu GAHAN !

Karl Brincat

Aug 31st 2012, 16:50

Do you think people are such fools as to believe your annoying nagging and lies ??? !!! Is this what you elves are brainwashed to do ... invent and cheat people !! Come on grow up you should not try to win elections by such games !!


Ivan Calleja

Aug 31st 2012, 16:48

Sejjer zbaljat Cassar. Malta bit-traffiku li hawn u kull 30 sekonda trid tieqaf habba roundabout, give way, stop sign etc.....tahli hafna inqas petrol!! Bl-istess ammont ta fuel l-ingilterra ghamilt 5 darbiet aktar distanza ix-xahar li ghadda!! U fuq il-paga nahseb ahjar ticcekja sew l-affarijiet ta ghax nahseb sejjer ftit zbaljat!!!

Shawn Xuereb

Aug 31st 2012, 16:55

granted...oops, I believe you forgot something...salaries =) In Germany be prepared to earn an average of 25,000, and in the UK, 30,000 =)

N Camilleri

Aug 31st 2012, 16:57

when taking salaries into account no... the petrol prices are too high for us, as the every day needs go high in prices ridiculously high next to other countries.

you are right that they travel longer distances, but you are wrong when you say they use far far more fuel then us.. if you calculate good.. we have lots of traffic, they don't, we waste lots of fuel in traffic jams.

As I bought a car from the U.k., over there it does 47mies/gallon. but in Malta I do maximum of 35 miles/gallon.. so tell me who wastes more fuel please do

Andrew Siad

Aug 31st 2012, 17:00

mela x paga andek sur Cassar!!?

C. Bartoli

Aug 31st 2012, 17:04

@ Ivan Calleja
Din tal paga vera ma niflahix. Tarawx il-paga, imma kemm ihallsu taxxa. L-ingilterra meta tikonsidra kollox kont inhallas 54% Hawn Malta vera ghandi paga inqas imma nhallas 15% taxxa u on the whole ghandi iktar flus f'idejja Malta milli L-ingilterra. L-istess meta kont nghix l-Italja 38% taxx u Malta iktar kelli flus f-idejja. Taf illi il boss tieghi il-Germanja ihallas €12,000 fis-sena ghal familja ta erbgha biex jekk ikollu bzonn juza l-isptar hu u il-familja tieghu.

T Ferro

Sep 1st 2012, 11:27

@ C.Bartoli: dear Mr. Bartoli, I think you might have your percentages slightly wrong... I lived abroad for some time and in no instance did I get less money in my pockets. In the UK for example you get to pay 50%+ of income tax only if you earn more than £150,000. In a position equivalent to what I have now in Malta, money in my pocket after taxation was almost double (€14,000 net in Malta while €27,000 net abroad) not to mention that I had full health insurance, gym subscription and two meals a day paid by my employer. Fuel costs are high everywhere but I got to spend roughly the same amount of money on fuel abroad as in Malta - why? - because I used public transport to go to work - efficient and effective public transport unlike Malta. I used the car only to do grocery shopping and for leisure (to the countryside). What is really expensive abroad is rent (unless you choose to live really farther from the centre) and entertainment (I used to pay roughly €100 for a simple night out with friends nothing fancy). To anticipate your questions - 'then why did you come back and why don't you go back?' Family needed me here and as soon as this is resolved I will, Mr. Bartoli.

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