Fuel here has gone down (in very approximate figures) by maybe 40% of the raw material component of the retail price. Maybe 15% of the total. Still falling, too.
On 31 August 2015 at 01:43, John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > 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:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of mike wilson > Sent: Sunday, 30 August 2015 17:49 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: Woo Hoo! > > On 30 August 2015 at 03:10, John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au> 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:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John >> Sent: Sunday, 30 August 2015 06:06 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
