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Żidiet fil-prezz tal-fuels



Din il-ġimgħa tħabbar li l-Gvern ser iżid il-prezz tal-petrol, tad-diesel, kif ukoll tas-super petrol b’5ċ kull litru. Dan minkejja li f’dawn ix-xhur il-prezz taż-żejt baqa’ stabbli u ma kien hemm l-ebda żidiet li jiġġustifikaw qabża bħal din fil-prezz tal-fuels.

Il-prezzijiet ta’ dawn il-fuels issa telgħu għal €1.36 kull litru għal petrol, €1.23 kull litru għad-diesel, u €1.51 kull litru għas-super petrol. Il-prezz taż-żejt illum huwa ta’ $76-il barmil.

Żidiet bħal dawn dejjem jaffetwaw l-iktar lill-konsumatur u liż-żgħir, peress li n-negozjant ikollu jew inaqqas mid-dħul tiegħu jew jgħolli l-prezzijiet. Jaffetwa l-iktar lit-72,000 persuna li għandna jgħixu f’risku ta’ faqar. U allura huwa dritt tal-poplu Malti li jkun jaf kif il-Gvern wasal għal dawn il-prezzijiet, kif inħadmu, u x’wassal għal dawn iż-żidiet meta l-prezz taż-żejt ma għamilx ċaqliq kbir (ara hawn).

Ejja nkejjlu bl-istess riga li kien ikejjel biha l-Partit Laburista. F’Marzu 2011 il-prezz taż-żejt kien $115-il barmil. Dakinhar, l-Enemalta kienet ħabbret żidiet fil-prezz tal-fuels li wasslu biex il-petrol tela’ għal €1.34 kull litru, u d-diesel tela’ għal €1.28 kull litru (ara hawn).




Fit-8 ta’ Marzu 2011, Michael Farrugia, dak iż-żmien Kelliem tal-Partit Laburista għad-Drittijiet tal-Konsumatur, kien ħareġ stqarrija f’isem il-Partit Laburista fejn qalu li l-Gvern qed jisraq in-nies għax skont il-kalkoli tagħhom skont il-prezz taż-żejt ta’ dak iż-żmien, ta’ $115-il barmil, il-prezzijiet ġustifikati kellhom ikunu ta’ €1.32 għal litru petrol u €1.24 għal litru diesel (ara hawn). Ftit xhur wara, il-Partit Laburista kien organizza dimostrazzjoni nazzjonali kontra dawn iż-żidiet.



Mela l-Partit Laburista kien ikkalkula tant tajjeb li bil-politika tal-Partit Nazzjonalista meta l-prezz taż-żejt kien $115-il barmil il-prezzijiet tal-petrol u d-diesel kellhom ikunu ta’ €1.32 u €1.24. Issa, li l-prezz taż-żejt huwa ta’ $76-il barmil, il-prezzijiet tal-petrol u d-diesel tellagħhom għal €1.36 u €1.23. Jista’ allura l-Gvern jispjegalna kif il-kalkoli inbidlu daqshekk b’mod radikali? Li bi prezz taż-żejt kważi n-nofs, għal petrol qed inħallsu aktar, u għad-diesel qed inħallsu kważi l-istess? X’ġara biex qed ningidmu b’dan il-mod? Erġajna tlifna fuq xi ftehim tal-hedging bħal miljuni li konna tlifna mill-ftehim tal-fuels mal-Azerbaijan? U fejn qed tmur id-differenza? Min qed imur tajjeb biha? Għax żgur mhux qed imorru tajjeb in-negozjanti, il-ħaddiema u l-familji.



L-eks CEO tal-MIMCOL mhux ħati

Il-Qorti din il-ġimgħa illiberat lill-eks CEO tal-MIMCOL Mario Mizzi mill-akkużi ta’ korruzzjoni u tixħim fuq l-aġġudikazzjoni tat-tender tal-faċilitajiet tas-super yachts. Il-każ imur lura tmien snin, bil-proċeduri jibdew fil-Qorti f’Jannar 2012.

Dak iż-żmien Joseph Muscat kien għamel xalata jipponta subgħajh lejn dan il-każ, b’dan ir-raġel jiġi kkundannat fuq il-media tal-Partit Laburista, u b’Muscat isejjaħlu “diżgustanti”.

Issa li l-Qorti sabet li dawn l-akkużi kienu fabbrikazzjoni, Joseph Muscat ħa jimxi bl-istess riga tiegħu u jerfa’ responsabbilità politika?

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