by Geoffrey Churchman
At present the typical price at the pump (net of loyalty scheme discounts) nationwide for 91 octane is about $2.60 per litre; of that over half comprises taxes levied by the Jacinda government. But you only need to look at the declining $NZ value since the announcement of Jacinda’s traffic light system which came into effect on 3 December to realise the price at the pump is going to climb.
The graph shows the cost of $US 1 in $NZ over the past 12 months and the trend in the last 3 months is obvious. At present it’s $NZ 1.50 and it doesn’t look like falling any time soon. As long as the Jacinda government remains obsessed with eliminating the mild Omicron virus with draconian restrictions and the economic damage that is causing, it will continue to rise. If she accepts that, like the common cold, it’s always going to be with us, and the more that people are exposed to it, the more that herd immunity to it will develop, then that should change — but when is she likely to abandon her futile restrictions?
In the meantime productivity, as everyone knows, is taking a massive hit as is the normally huge income from foreign tourism.
Believe it or not, NZ’s gasoline a.k.a. petrol prices are not actually the highest in the world — there are some countries where it’s worse, see this list which was last updated 3 weeks ago, although we’re not far off.
The general impact of rising prices for anything is that people will buy less of it, but in the case of something like fuel it’s not so easy. The government’s plans to lower speed limits across the country will see some savings in consumption, and people treading more smoothly on the accelerator should help significantly too.
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Another thing to bear in mind, when a currency value is in decline, is RISING INTEREST RATES. All these folks who ARE buying, or HAVE bought, overpriced properties with maximum mortgages at low interest rates, are in for a nasty shock.I have seen it all before
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Quite apart from currency, don’t forget corporate/cmpany/business greed. Competition between companies and local petrol stations is a sham. They collude. Labour’s Meghan Woods when Minister promised to rein the corporates and fuel prices in. New minister Michael Wood has similarly failed. Corporates rule the world and are focussed on maximum profits. Greed.
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You always know when a politician is telling lies, his/her lips are moving
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Jacinda Ardern is not interested in the economy, business or the welfare of anyone. She wants the country to fail/collapse – that is the NWO aim. Then “order will come out of chaos”. She wants all citizens dependant on government ex the big corporations and rich listers. Each individual will be told where to go and what to do. It is slow but sure, has been planned by the globalists for years – continued bleating about prices achieves nothing – although will serve hopefully to wake up the sleeping sheep. She is deaf to complaints – or maybe tosses a crumb here and there. . But so as not to disturb readers, this evil globalist plan will not succeed. But stock up on food and supplies in your pantry for the time ahead. And definitely join the protest movements – people in this country need to wake up.
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There will be no intervention for us UNLESS we stand up. DO NOT COMPLY, join the protest movements, take off your mask.
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