"Scotty" <scoter1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> : ULP prices:
> :
> : May 11 2004
> : Brisbane 89.7
> : Refinery price 34.3
> : Tax 37.9
> : Shell and retail margin 17.4
> :
> : May 16 2004
> : Brisbane 96.1
> : Refinery price 34.3
> : Tax 38.5
> : Shell and retail margin 23.2
> :
> : May 28 2004
> : Brisbane 91.0
> : Refinery price 50.5
> : Tax 38.1
> : Shell and retail margin 2.4
> :
> : Today April 28 2008
> :
> : Brisbane 137.1
> : Refinery price 87.4
> : Tax 42.3
> : Shell and retail margin 7.4
> :
> : What do you make of that, paper hat.. aeroplane?
> : Al
> : --
> : I don't take sides.
> : It's more fun to insult everyone.
> : http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
>
> Hmm, lets see, the Govt is making more tax and why wont they force the
> fuel companies to reduce the
> prices?
> And I find it very hard to belive that its THAT much more to produce the
> petrol.
It probably doesn't cost any more to make, but no one has ever said it
does.
> I mean refineries have better processes these days to make fuel cheaper
> than ever before.
Which is irrelevant when demand is surging.
With demand continuing to rise, the prices will continue to rise.
Production
costs have SFA to do with it.
> If the people that worked
> there werent to damn lazy then the fuel may go down approx 2c/litre
What a crock of ignorant ****.
>and if they weeded out all the
> dead wood from Supply to Retail then that would take another 5cents off,
> Im sure that if they REALLY
> wanted to they could supply petrol as low as $1litre at the moment. Why
> dont they?
Because they don't need to. Prices have skyrocketed and demand continues
to
grow. That's an indication that, as far as market forces go, it was priced
way too low for years.
> Well cause then
> there would be another 1000 or so bums at centrelink
Scared they'll take your spot in line?
--
Kwyj.
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