Water prices have become the topic of an often heated political debate in many European countries. Rising prices increasingly call into question the costly measures to protect consumers, health and the environment. Against this background international comparisons of water prices have been attracting more and more media and political attention.
1 Summary Report: Comparison of Water Prices in Europe 1.1 Abstract 1.2 Background 1.3 Motivation 1.4 The Work Programme 1.5 Similarities and Differences 1.6 Germany as the Starting Point 1.7 Costs as the Basis of Tariffs and Prices 1.8 Cost-Recovery and Subsidies 1.9 Subsidies and Water Prices 1.10 Raw Water Quality and Source Protection as Cost Factors 1.11 Taxes and Rates as Cost Factors 1.12 Quality of the Water Supply 1.13 Data quality 1.14 Comparison of Water Prices in Europe 1.15 Conclusions
Water prices have become the topic of an often heated political debate in many European countries. Rising prices increasingly call into question the costly measures to protect consumers, health and the environment. Against this background international comparisons of... Read more
