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Security deposit required)* Plus freight and prep, taxes and licence. * e Z- -- e -À I ~-w~-~ '~ McTeague again introduces gas bihl By 741k. Kowalski Ontario riding MP Dan McTeague has taon his fight aganst "unwarranted" gasoline prc ncreases one stop furtiier. Wliith the pieo regular un- loaded gaJOlino havingreached 60 cents a litre in Durham Région, McTeague has launched a two-pronged attack on Canada's major cil companios. The Whitby representativo has rointroduced hue private mem- ber's bill that would require oul companies te givo 30 days' notice of any a sipiificant7 increase in the price of gas. In addition, McTeague wants motoriste te protest "uinjustifled" price hikes by taking part in a rotating boycott of the cil gîants, beginiw with Potro-Cnada Imperial Oul (Esso) will b. the targot in June, followed by Sunoco in July and Sheil in Athough hua caîl for a con- sumera' revoit was made a few weoks ago, the oul companies have been largely sulent on the issue, McTeague noted. "They haven't said a whole lot," said MeTeague of the rea- sons offered for the recont price hike. "They said it was a colder winter, a shortened stock of oil. "But when the supply gets back te normal, do we see prices ffcT ee'a vate member's bill, "which is still in tho hop- pe r, was firat introduced last June, but it died on the order paper before it could receivo seI aproed 4yparliament, the bill willprohibit ou companies from hiking gasprcs for exam- pie before a holda weekend, unl'es sufficient warning is givén te Ottawa. It doos not reglate prices nor does it give the government power te roll back increases. The bill siniply calsa for writ- ten notification te the industry m *nister within 30 days of any increase of more than onepr cent above the current price. This wili ailow for "some mea- sure of predictability and protec- tion for consumera," McTeague said. Robert GQ rEckel F-;, F= FE <=> "i-E cEE LJ ý - Sen4ing You For 42 Years - I I ThanIks. Durham! 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"He'slooking for 30 days for anything greater than one per cent," said Hunt. «But ini this'business yonve know what crude (cil) will do and that ultimatoly affects the pricen ho said.P Whilo ho declined to comment on McToague's boycott appeal, Hunt sympathized with motor- iste' complaints about escalating gas pricos, oapecially whon it usually seoms to, occur beforo the. weokend. «I hoar that a lot and there's no question prices do fluctuato,» ho said. Buit cappchang on a daily basi. Itcan ap n a Tues- da ,Thuraday or Friday and it will aso corne down before the weekend." Terming the price of gas a «ýmoving target," Hunt said oil co ae are faced with two fixo costs regardless of whate- ver price tle market will bear - taxes and crudeo ou. "TIhese are two compononts we alwaàys have to pay"» Hunt said of the two factors wMhic account for "'50 to 55 per cent" of the cost of a litre of gasoline. "If you take taxes out of the price, you're now talking 27, 28 cents a litre," ho said. "'After that, you have to extract the crude. The government should bo prepared to speak about that." According to the governmont's own figures which broko down the 51. 1-oent-per-litre cost of un- leaded regular gas ini Toronto last September, federal and pro- vincial taxes accounted. for 28 cents and crudeo ou 15.6 cents. 0f the remaining 7.5 cents, 5.3 cents paid'for refining, and mar- keting gasoline while 2.2 cents went thte.deafer.' An oil company makes its pro-' fit from the prtion set aside for refining and marketin, Hunt said, estirnating tus t be«ess than a penny" per litre. "When the price gos down, the. pain cornes out of-the dealer, us or both of us," ho said., "It cornes to a poit whore you can't take it down any more. Potentially you could b. losing money. "tsome point it has to go up to where customers are getting a good deal and we make a reason- able profit.» Hunt encourages consumers, to bo "diligont»"in theirshopping. ai think- astuto customers notice how proemovoment occurs," ho said. "I understand why people get frustrated with the price, of qaso- lino. There's nothing lilce it in the free market ... not milk, cheese, eggs, nothing.» McTeague rejecta Hunt's argu- mennt cabout taxes.