Area: Okolje in prostor
Competent authority: MOP
EZU URL: .nan
Initiative ID: 543
Initiative accepted and completed: '2015-05-05'
Initiative classified in EZU: .nan
Initiative forwarded in response: '2015-04-10'
Initiative published: '2015-04-10'
Initiative submitted: '2015-04-09'
Response from the competent authority: "Response from the Ministry of the Environment\
  \ and Spatial Planning:The Regulation on the methodology for the establishment of\
  \ prices for services of compulsory municipal utilities for environmental protection\
  \ (Official Journal of the RS, No 87/2012, 109/2012; hereinafter referred to as\
  \ the Regulation) stipulates that the pre-budget price of the public service of\
  \ drinking water supply consists of a network charge and a water charge.The network\
  \ charge (for water supply) includes:- the cost of depreciation or lease of fixed\
  \ assets and installations constituting public infrastructure, - the cost of insurance\
  \ of the public service infrastructure, - the cost of compensation, including compensation\
  \ for easements, damage caused in connection with the construction, renovation and\
  \ maintenance of the public service infrastructure, - the cost of renovation and\
  \ maintenance of connections to the public water supply system, within the scope\
  \ of the tasks of the public service provider for the provision of drinking water,\
  \ in accordance with the regulation governing the provision of drinking water,-\
  \ the cost of compensation for the reduction of income from agricultural activities\
  \ in accordance with the rules governing compensation for the reduction of income\
  \ from agricultural activities due to the adaptation to the measures of the water\
  \ protection regime, - the payment for water rights in accordance with the rules\
  \ governing water, and - financing expenditure within the scope of the network charge,\
  \ including interest and other costs related to the debt financing of the construction\
  \ or renovation of the infrastructure of the public drinking water supply service.\
  \ The water charge is the part of the price that covers the costs of providing the\
  \ public service of drinking water. Only costs that can be linked to the provision\
  \ of the public service and include the following groups may be included in the\
  \ water charge:- direct costs of materials and services, - direct costs of labour,\
  \ - other direct costs, - general (indirect) production costs, which include the\
  \ costs of materials, depreciation of fixed assets, services and labour, - general\
  \ purchase and selling costs, which include the costs of materials, depreciation\
  \ of fixed assets, services and labour,- general administrative expenses, which\
  \ include the cost of materials, depreciation of fixed assets, services and labour\
  \ required for the business, - interest due to the financing of the provision of\
  \ the public service, - direct costs of sales, - the cost of water reimbursement\
  \ for drinking water sold and for water losses up to the allowable level of water\
  \ losses in accordance with the regulation governing the supply of drinking water,\
  \ - other operating expenses, and - a return.The Regulation on the Methodology for\
  \ the Pricing of Mandatory Municipal Utilities for Environmental Protection (Official\
  \ Journal of the RS, No 87/2012, 109/2012; hereinafter referred to as 'the Regulation')\
  \ provides that the price of each public service for the territory of the municipality\
  \ is proposed by the operator in a pricing study for the provision of the public\
  \ service (hereinafter referred to as 'the study') and submitted to the competent\
  \ municipal authority for approval. Accordingly, the contractor must submit the\
  \ entire study to the municipality. On the basis of the study, the municipality\
  \ shall set the approved price for each public service and any subsidy, and the\
  \ operator shall draw up and publish on its website and in the usual local manner\
  \ a price list with the approved price, less any subsidy, referred to as the invoiced\
  \ price.The pricing of the public service for environmental protection shall take\
  \ into account the planned quantities of services to be provided and the operator's\
  \ projected costs and revenues for the following period. For the previous billing\
  \ period, the contractor shall establish the difference between the approved price\
  \ and the invoiced price for the services provided. The contractor shall establish\
  \ the quantity of services provided to users at least once a year. The difference\
  \ established between the approved price and the invoice price and the actual quantity\
  \ of services provided, as well as any municipal assistance to the contractor in\
  \ the previous billing period, shall be taken into account in the study when calculating\
  \ the proposed pre-budget price for the following period and shall not be refunded\
  \ to the users in the form of a cash refund. Credits or refunds shall only be made\
  \ in the event of overpayments resulting from overcharging for services.The network\
  \ charge shall be determined and billed according to the capacity of the connections\
  \ determined by the diameter of the water meter, in accordance with the table set\
  \ out in the Regulation: DN < / = 20 1 l 20 < DN < 40 3 [ 40 < / = DN < 50 10 |\
  \ 50 < 1 = DN < 65 15 | 65 < / = DN < 80 I 30 | 80 \" _+100150 The network charge\
  \ shall be calculated for each billing water meter by dividing the sum of all network\
  \ charges by the sum of the network charge factors at the billing water meters.\
  \ The resulting factor is then multiplied by the network charge factor according\
  \ to the diameter of each billing water meter.Annex 2 to the Regulation provides\
  \ for a compulsory itemisation of the items on the utility bill. It sets out the\
  \ prices to be indicated on the invoice for each public service. For the public\
  \ supply of drinking water, it is set out as follows.11.1. network charges,1.2.\
  \ water charges.Since the Regulation entered into force, we have identified certain\
  \ shortcomings in the Regulation which should be examined and corrected accordingly.The\
  \ Environmental Protection Act (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 39/06 - Official\
  \ consolidated text, 49/06 - ZMetD,66/06 - Decree of the US, 33/07 - ZPNa\u010D\
  rt, 57/08-ZFO-1A, 70/08, 108/09, 45/12, 57/12 and 92/13), which is the legal basis\
  \ for the Regulation, regulates the area of prices of municipal services in a very\
  \ limited way. The Regulation cannot replace certain statutory content, which is\
  \ why we have included amendments and additions to the Regulation in the Government\
  \ Work Programme for 2015. We will involve all stakeholders and the general public\
  \ in the amendment process in order to address the shortcomings of the current Regulation.We\
  \ will also consider the possibility of amending the law to regulate pricing, the\
  \ price setting process itself and the justification of costs in the provision of\
  \ local public environmental services in more detail. This will also allow for a\
  \ broader debate on solutions that will be acceptable to the widest possible range\
  \ of citizens and stakeholders."
Text file: 543.txt
Title: Water supply billing tariff
URL: https://www.stopbirokraciji.gov.si/pobuda/?st=543
