The weighted average price of diesel in the eurozone was €1.247 per litre on July 6, according to the consumer prices of petroleum products, inclusive of duties and taxes, that was published by the European Commission.

In Malta, the price of diesel is €1.26 and this is higher than that in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

Diesel in Luxembourg sells at €1.073 per litre, almost 19c below the price in Malta.

The price of petrol in Malta, which stands at €1.35 per litre, is higher than that in Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania and Spain.

Petrol in Estonia is priced at €1.161 per litre, practically 19c cheaper than in Malta.

What sort of profit is Enemed Ltd making from the sale of petrol and diesel?

Why cannot it procure petrol and diesel at lower prices as some of the EU countries mentioned above have succeeded to do?

When will Maltese consumers start to have a choice of brand and grade of petrol and diesel as all other EU citizens have?

Are Maltese consumers second-class EU citizens when it comes to petroleum products?

When is the government going to really liberalise the petroleum market and allow the local agents of foreign oil companies to compete on a level playing field?

When is Enemed going to renounce to its dominant position in the local market?

The importation, storage and sale of petrol and diesel is not government business.