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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:31 pm
by mike1980
yeah but no one is asking the real questions: why is the price so high (it is NOT because of supply or demand) and who is benefiting?
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:55 pm
by khunjeng
I love reading these threads...
the price of petrol in Australia is one of the lowest in the OECD. We also have one of the lowest taxed rates on petrol...so consider yourself lucky. Also the price in $AUS is roughly the same accross the world..its the amount of government tax that varies.
the price of oil has only risen 80% over the past 10 years...however the price of milk has risen like 250%...House prices have risen 700% since 1990 or something
So in reality...well u figure it out.
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:22 pm
by SchumieFan
Turns out the government takes 60c out of every litre of fuel over here, and people are calling for the tax to be axed (which in my opinion is stupid!, they'd just put the cost of car regestration and Diesel road user charges up to compensate..... roads need building people!)
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:49 pm
by SchumieFan
FUCKIT! petrols gone up again, 3c a litre and 5c a litre for diesel.... its gonna cost twice as much to tow the FTO now! hahahahahahahahaha
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:53 pm
by Bennoz
Cost me $85 to fill today....
Be sleepin' on the stomach tonight
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:21 pm
by SchumieFan
it now costs me $120 to fill to the brim.
what i am FUCKED off about is
1) the cost of oil has gone down
2) the $NZ has gone up
so why has the price of fuel gone up???!!!
f**king monopolies, just ripping people off, its time for the government to step in and make the fuel companies reason and prove their fuel price hikes... but it will never happen because the more the prices go up, the more the government benifits. bullshit, complete bullshit
also, if diesel is cheaper to manufacture than petrol, then why has it gone up 2c a litre more?
who are they trying to kid?????
diesel powered FTO anyone?
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:59 pm
by fto_gurl
Holy toledo!! Where the heck dou guys all live? I am paying max $1.35 for BP ultimate at the moment. I can't believe that!! sh*t sh*t!! May as well grow some wings and freakin fly...
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:04 pm
by Bennoz
You Queenslanders always have it better than NSW.... me thinks theres a bit of a tax rort goin' on here!
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:30 pm
by kazbah
Bloody $1.49 ltr today.... I didnt fill the car, I gota eat you know!
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:50 pm
by FTO338
Yeah i filled at $1.49 today......the only dam thing that NSW & VIC have in common.
But Australia does have the 4th lowest petrol prices in a developed country, so we shouldn’t complaint.