PN blasts ‘miserly’ fuel price reductions

The recent price reductions of petrol and diesel are ‘miserly’ and don’t reflect the plummeting global price of oil, the Nationalist Party said in a statement.

As of the start of the new year, the price of unleaded petrol per litre decreased by 2c to €1.42, while that of diesel decreased by 1c to €1.35.

“The price of fuel in Malta remains amongst the highest in Europe, and we definitely have nothing to celebrate about,” the PN said in a statement. “The miserly reduction of 1c per litre of diesel and 2c per litre of petrol is yet another confirmation that Joseph Muscat is robbing the people whenever they purchase petrol and diesel.”

The PN had earlier claimed that the government is keeping fuel prices at a high cost so as to finance last year’s reduction in electricity tariffs. Citing statistics from Europe’s Energy Portal, shadow energy minister George Pullicino had pointed out last month that, excluding taxes, Malta had paid €0.71 per litre of petrol, higher than any other EU country and far above the EU average of €0.56. 

“We once again insist that the government publish its contracts of sales for fuel and reduce the price of fuel for Maltese families and businesses,” the PN said.