TARIFF-IC NEWS
- From: Vol 10, Issue 1 (January 2009)
- Category: Need to know
- Region: Asia
- Country: China
* China’s Guangzhou Urban Construction Commission has voted for an 80% increase in wastewater tariffs.
Customers currently pay just USD0.10/m3 for wastewater treatment, but the increase has touched a nerve in China. The commission has been accused of running its wastewater system inefficiently, and overpaying its staff. The average salaries at the commission are 160% higher than the local average.
* A very much larger proposed tariff increase has met significantly less opposition than ...
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