Not really-our Excise Duty on fuel has been 38.5c per litre for four years, and the GST at 10% has been the same for over a dozen years, so fluctuations in crude price should be reflected to some extent in the bowser price. Given these overheads have not changed, I'd like to know the reason for the lack of response to very significant changes in the cost of the base component. Also, if we can have the wild price fluctuations we get even during a single week (price varying from $1.25 on Tuesday to $1.45 on Friday) and everyone involved can still make a profit, why not smooth out the prices and make a steady return? In response to another reader, I live 10k from the state refinery, so distance is not an issue. Paradoxically, relatives who live almost 100k north of here often are able to pay 15-20c less per litre than I can on the same day!
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of mike wilson Sent: Sunday, 30 August 2015 17:49 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Woo Hoo! On 30 August 2015 at 03:10, John Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > That really confirms Australians are being ripped off by the major oil > companies. To buy 3.79 litres (= 1 US gallon) would currently cost me > A$5.12 = US$3.78. We were paying A$1.45 per litre when the price ofa barrel > of oil was $150, now it's down to $50 and we're still paying A$1.35. > And our Australian Consumer association says it's legit? > > John in Brisbane Presumably, as here, most of what you pay is tax and duty, so relatively unaffected by changes on crude price. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John > Sent: Sunday, 30 August 2015 06:06 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: OT: Woo Hoo! > > Had to fill up my tank today & gas was $1.959/gallon. > > The last time I found gas for under $2.00/gallon in North Carolina was April > 2009. > > For that matter, there are certain places in Virginia & South Carolina > that I always look for cheap gas when I'm traveling (because SC & VA > have a lower gas tax & so, are always cheaper), and April > 2009 was the last time I found gas for less than $2.00/gallon there as well. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
