Carlos, firstly I’m well into retirement age, secondly I don’t live in Malta.

Leadership is crucial. The PN is running into another defeat.

I think the PN needs people who help the party and not armchair critics.

It’s all twisted utopian socialism. Bleh!

Do you really mean *per month*? Or just a bill for a certain amount of months (unfortunately not always the same amount of months – which is ridiculous an confusing)?

I can surely say we have never received such bills. I have had this conversation with many of my friends and it would be interested to list usage in terms of appliances and how they are used.

On a daily basis my husband and I go to work. Although when we had our first daughter I stayed home for a year and saw real little change in the bills.

So seriously how much electricity does one consume?!
– if everyone goes to work, energy saving lights are one for about 5 hours a day (6pm – 11pm, max).
– normal size fridge with a 3-drawer freezer
– 1-2 laptops left on doing some minimal processing
– an electric oven used a couple times a week (not everyday).
– a washing machine used for 4-5 loads a week Using ECO program and no more than 700-speed spin. If you use anything above 700 then the machine’s efficiency rating goes down to about a D.
– A hair dryer on for about 20mins, twice a week.
– Dishwasher used daily
– No electric kettle
– No microwave.
– Watch about 2 hours of TV a day

People I know that get €600 bills leave their a/c on all day so that the house is cool when they get home. Xejn sew. Also €600 bill needs to be checked for duration of period (since the duration is not the same, you cannot really compare bills as face value). Also the reading type is important A/E/N. If it is N then the bill does not qualify for eco reduction for using the cheapest electricity rate. So if you don’t have a smart meter, it is important to be home or to send the reading when the meter reader is due (I think not everyone is conscious of this).

Lastly, I will not disclose how much our bills were :) We recently left Malta and still (where I currently live) my utility bills are less than average. Must be down to habit :)

Update: Knight in shining armour not available. 58 cents increase remains.

It seems people have fallen into the same trap yet again. Why was the 58c COLA increase announced by the government spokesman before the budget speech?

One can bet the whole 58c that this was done to alienate people’s minds from the real stories.

The breaking news about the COLA increase came just when everybody was speculating about the scandals surrounding the disappearance of Ryan Schembri, kuginRyan the PM’s chief of staff, the visit of the Libyan government in exile, the virtually bankrupt GASOL, and many other stories of real interest to the general public.

I do agree with you, Daphne, that this “man” should be writing but two letters: one to the Prime Minister about his 58 cents increase in income, and one to the PN about his current living style status and whether he had settled his loan, or purchased a new car, or whether, he is still arguing with his wife, etc.

There needs to be a follow-up on this story, and about time too that this man “writes” to Dr Simon Busuttil.

€200 euros is not even high. I know people who get €600 bills. €300 euros is quite normal for a one person household.