OIl and Gas prices

[sam09]

With the recent fall in oil prices and presumably gas prices, why have the gas companies again not passed the price cuts on to us the consumer ? I do not see any of our expense fiddling M.P`s trying to do anything about this or indeed any of the so called Free Press taking this up on behalf of the consumer.

[tonkatojo]

With the recent fall in oil prices and presumably gas prices, why have the gas companies again not passed the price cuts on to us the consumer ? I do not see any of our expense fiddling M.P`s trying to do anything about this or indeed any of the so called Free Press taking this up on behalf of the consumer.

Probably something to do with shareholders, but your right if it goes up a smidge the cost is almost immediately passed onto the consumer then why not the other way.