Frequency of Adjustments
There are different procedures for enacting adjustments in tariffs. In some cases, there is
agreement that the costs of certain inputs (energy, for instance, or bulk water) are to be
immediately reflected, passed-through, in the tariff charged to and collected from consum-
ers. In this way, the risk of the input price increase is immediately passed on to consumers.
Other pass-throughs might include a change in tax rates, or a change in the quality standards
imposed by government. The mechanism is appropriate when the service provider has no
control over the input. The pass-through may reduce the service provider’s incentive to use
the input more efficiently, yet the provider is also wary of increasing tariffs beyond what
consumers are willing and able to pay.
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