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Old 24-08-2005, 07:16 PM   #1
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Default Whats going on with GAS prices?
I thought that tax wasnt meant to come until 2012 or something? The Govt promised gas prices wouldnt rise by a significant amount... BUT...

Last week i filled up for 35.9 cents per litre, TODAY i was shocked to find gas prices had risen to 56.9!!!

Does anyone know whats going on?
If it raised by a few cents i'd understand, but 20...

Has anyone else got such high prices or is it only Melbourne?
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Old 24-08-2005, 07:21 PM   #2
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has been at or around 50cpl here all year....
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Old 24-08-2005, 07:25 PM   #3
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Here it's been oscillating between 35-45 area last week it was at 35 but all of a sudden it jumped to 57??? i think the govt is getting a little too greedy now :jab:
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Old 24-08-2005, 07:26 PM   #4
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Its 38.9 cpl here. 41.9 when you go inner city.
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Old 24-08-2005, 07:28 PM   #5
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Here it's been oscillating between 35-45 area last week it was at 35 but all of a sudden it jumped to 57??? i think the govt is getting a little too greedy now :jab:
I noticed that rise in particular around our areas; Dandy, endeavour hills, narre and berwick.....

and i was goin to convert to gas
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Old 24-08-2005, 07:39 PM   #6
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I thought that tax wasnt meant to come until 2012 or something? The Govt promised gas prices wouldnt rise by a significant amount... BUT...

Last week i filled up for 35.9 cents per litre, TODAY i was shocked to find gas prices had risen to 56.9!!!

Does anyone know whats going on?
If it raised by a few cents i'd understand, but 20...

Has anyone else got such high prices or is it only Melbourne?
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The government controls the excise (and has obviously set the GST at 10%) but has no control over the price. I think you'll find the government promised gas wouldnt rise as a result of taxation...

It's very similar to oil (LPG a by product of petroleum isnt it??) - follows the laws of supply and demand. Australia produces plenty of its own gas but we must pay the international price, otherwise the australian producers will simply sell it to higher bidding overseas customers - just like oil.

Id also speculate that sustained high petrol prices will further increase demand from LPG as many people jump onto that bandwagon... which will drive the price even higher....
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Old 24-08-2005, 07:58 PM   #7
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Its 38.9 cpl here. 41.9 when you go inner city.
Same ... has been like it for the last year ... might see the odd 49.9c/L.
But that's for one day only ... 90% of the time i fill at 39c/L
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Old 24-08-2005, 08:28 PM   #8
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Alot of it is going to apparently.

less supply = bigger prices i guess
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Old 24-08-2005, 08:32 PM   #9
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Last week i filled up for 35.9 cents per litre, TODAY i was shocked to find gas prices had risen to 56.9!!!
Shop around bud, I "filled up" ($16 @1/2 tank wooohooo) @41c per litre @1.00pm today at Mobil on Sth Gippy Hwy in Dandy, not my usual servo but seemed cheap at the time, general rule with gas is @1/3 price of petrol, bloody shame it gets dragged up with petrol prices, thanks for the info, you've confirmed my good judgment.........pity we can't store the stuff!!!
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Old 24-08-2005, 08:45 PM   #10
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the tax starts 2007 @ 2.5 cents/yr for 5 years . whatch it increase then as the more it goes up the more gst people pay. plus they'll get the 12.5cents per litre.they will be happy to see price rises , just like they are laughing all the way to thier retirement with petrol.
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Old 24-08-2005, 08:56 PM   #11
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ring road mobil was 39c yesterday today 49c
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Old 24-08-2005, 09:24 PM   #12
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hey i am in the bush unleaded petrol out here is 137.9 per litre beat that
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Old 24-08-2005, 10:42 PM   #13
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Up near my area, Doveton BP had lpg at 42.9, whereas Shell and BP near Cranny had it at 56.9!
Still cheaper than fuel though. (But for how long?)
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Old 24-08-2005, 10:45 PM   #14
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can i have some of this 49 cents per ltr, its 1.06 here LOL
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can i have some of this 49 cents per ltr, its 1.06 here LOL
: Are you serious??? What is Premium ULP worth "up there", wherever that is???
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88bux for full tank today of standard bp fuel, 74litres@ 1.20 bit of a joke
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