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Housing—utility pricing
(Question No 1018)
Mr Coe asked the Treasurer, upon notice, on 23 February 2018:
Can the Minister provide data on how (a) water, (b) sewerage and (c) electricity prices have increased in the ACT since 2007-08 to date.
Mr Barr: The answer to the member’s question is as follows1:
a) Water Prices
Table 1 outlines the water prices that applied in the ACT in 2007-08, under an inclining block tariff structure, incorporating a fixed charge and three volumetric tiers.
Table 1: ACT Water Prices – 2007-08
|
2007-08 $ | |
|
Fixed Water Supply Charge - per annum |
75 |
|
Tier 1 Price (0 – 100 kilolitres (kL) usage per annum) – per kL |
1.145 |
|
Tier 2 Price (101 – 300 kL usage per annum) - per kL |
2.31 |
|
Tier 3 Price (301+ kL usage per annum) – per kL |
3.21 |
From 1 July 2008, the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) reformed the water tariff structure to two volumetric tiers and daily pricing2. Table 2 outlines prices from 2008-09 to 2017-18.
Table 2: ACT Water Prices – 2008-09 to 2017-18
|
2008-09 $ |
2009-10 $ |
2010-11 $ |
2011-12 $ |
2012-13 $ |
2013-14 $ |
2014-15 $ |
2015-16 $ |
2016-17 $ |
2017-18 $ | |
|
Fixed Water Supply Charge – per annum |
85 |
89.55 |
92.08 |
95.63 |
99.83 |
100.00 |
102.56 |
101.14 |
101.48 |
104.21 |
|
Tier 1 Price |
1.85 |
1.95 |
2 |
2.33 |
2.43 |
2.55 |
2.64 |
2.60 |
2.61 |
2.68 |
|
Tier 2 Price (0.549 kL+ of usage per day) – per kL |
3.70 |
3.90 |
4.01 |
4.66 |
4.86 |
5.10 |
5.29 |
5.22 |
5.24 |
5.38 |
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1 The price data provided in all tables is nominal. That is, prices as published for the relevant year.
2 Under daily pricing, the allocation of water in each consumption tier is determined as a daily allowance, rather than on an annual basis as per the approach until 2007-08. The daily allowance of 0.548 kL for tier 1 pricing equates to 200 kL of usage per annum.
b) Sewerage Prices
Table 3 below outlines the sewerage fixed supply charge in the Territory from 2007-08 to 2017-18.
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