Comments on: Election week: the government sends you a cheque for Eur110 on car VAT, deposits your children’s allowance, and…keeps your electricity bill till later

By: Alexander Ball

Alexander Ball — Fri, 23 May 2014 20:48:11 +0000

In reply to Aunt Hetty. For the first 2000 units, the price per unit is 10c. Before April it was 16c.

By: Ray Vella

Ray Vella — Fri, 23 May 2014 18:37:15 +0000

My electricity and water bill arrived today, and it was higher than normal!

By: observer

observer — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:08:22 +0000

I, too, have received a water/electricity bill this week – for the period mid-February to 7th April.

The amount for the first 7 days of April has been worked on the new tariffs – and the overall result shows a 5% reduction for the whole period against what it would have amounted to if consumption for those 7 days were to be calculated at the older rates.

That’s a fact.

What is also a fact is that I have still to be duped by Joey’s little tricks of the sort he has played these last days.

Never have – never will.

By: Mr Meritocracy

Mr Meritocracy — Fri, 23 May 2014 14:09:37 +0000

We got our water and electricity bill yesterday too, and even though ARMS attached a sheet with the new rates and how to calculate them, I did not see (and could not calculate) a difference from our previous bills.

Farce after farce.

By: logical

logical — Fri, 23 May 2014 13:16:06 +0000

This will be interesting; there is no way that the Labour Party will retain the same (proportionate) majority.

It will be Dr. Muscat’s first ‘loss’ since taking over the reins. His behaviour will probably shift.

By: Aunt Hetty

Aunt Hetty — Fri, 23 May 2014 12:38:48 +0000

My water and electricity bill covered the whole of March and April. At the back of the bill, there was an explanation of how it was worked out.

The March consumption was calculated with the old rates, but the April one was calculated with the new reduced rates.

There was a slight reduction from previous bills, but nothing to write home about.

By: xifajk

xifajk — Fri, 23 May 2014 12:20:56 +0000

Nibdew bet zghira biex nimlew dil-gurnata kwieta?

20 k ghal-Labour jien.

By: The chemist

The chemist — Fri, 23 May 2014 12:06:26 +0000

What they forgot to mention is that for a motorcycle that costs the same as a car, you get half the amount.

By: v

Fri, 23 May 2014 11:51:22 +0000

Marsascala residents who live in the vicinity of the recycling plant also received the annual allowance, which by the way was reduced, stating lower electricity tariffs as the reason.

Also, I noted that our electricity bill received this week was lower than usual. I thought maybe it’s due to the promised reduction in tariffs … until I realised that the bill covered 1 1/2 months. I don’t recall ever receiving a bill for such a short period.

By: verita

verita — Fri, 23 May 2014 11:46:22 +0000

I wish for an election every month. Electricity bills are reduced, MCAST building officially opened, my children’s stipends and allowances come exactly on voting day, dock workers are promised a wage rise, and a factory’s redundancies are halved.

It seems like the sleeping beauty has awoken and wants to do all the tasks left undone all in a hurry.