Nanjing tariff debate puts privatisation on the agenda
- From: Vol 7, Issue 9 (September 2006)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
- Country: China
A public discussion of proposed tariff increases has led to bitter criticism of public mismanagement of the city’s water services. Private water could benefit.
Nanjing Water Supply Company and the city’s wastewater treatment plants look set to increase water tariffs by 41% after a bitter debate in which even the management’s choice of toilet fittings was criticised.
The pre-hearing conference organised by the city government to sound out opinion on the need to raise tariffs eventually voted 18:2 in favour of ...
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