"Guangdong Provincial Price Bureau on urban domestic sewage treatment pricing cost supervision of the management approach (for trial implementation)", the pricing cost of sewage treatment fees made detailed provisions, emphasizing that the increase in depreciation of fixed assets due to excessive over-construction, shall not be included in the cost of sewage treatment. The scheme will be implemented on a trial basis from September 1st.
Fixed asset depreciation of gratuitous inputs do not count
Last year, the provincial government required all cities and counties in urban areas by the end of 2008 to implement the minimum sewage treatment fee, and strive to achieve a reasonable profitability standards. Subsequently, many places in the province have raised sewage charges. In Guangzhou last year, the price of sewage treatment fee hearing, sewage treatment maintenance costs, depreciation costs had caused the hearing representatives questioned. Some representatives believe that the initial investment in the construction of sewage treatment facilities and depreciation costs should not be included in the cost, so as to apportion to the public.
What costs can be included in the pricing costs, which can not be included? Measures clearly stipulate that the costs unrelated to urban sewage treatment shall not be included in the pricing costs, the operator's costs shall not be directly as the pricing costs.
Methods, said the main technical and economic indicators affecting the level of pricing costs should be in line with industry standards or social fair level, moderately tight. Approved pricing costs to be handled separately according to different circumstances: if the sewage collection network and other fixed assets partially or wholly formed by the government or social non-reimbursable inputs, its depreciation and interest on investment borrowing should not be included in the pricing costs, but its subsequent expenditures can be included in the operation and maintenance costs. If the government allows depreciation to raise funds for upgrading and reconstruction, the depreciation of such fixed assets may be included in the pricing cost, but should be reflected separately in the pricing cost approval table.
Discouragement of excessive overbuilding
Methods require the construction of sewage treatment plants to take into account the actual total amount of sewage treatment in the local area, excessive overbuilding is not encouraged. Increased depreciation of fixed assets due to excessive construction shall not be included in the current cost of sewage treatment, and provides specific accounting standards. The actual total annual sewage treatment within 1 year after the sewage treatment plant is put into operation is less than 60% of the design annual sewage treatment capacity, the unit fixed cost of 60% of the design capacity of the approved sewage treatment volume assessed depreciation; the actual total annual sewage treatment within 3 years after the sewage treatment plant is put into operation is less than 75% of the design annual sewage treatment capacity, the unit fixed cost of 75% of the approved sewage treatment volume assessed depreciation of the design capacity Depreciation charges.
Ten expenses shall not be included in the pricing cost
Clearly not to be included in the pricing cost of urban domestic wastewater treatment are: expenses incurred in non-continuous, non-normal production and operation activities; net loss of fixed assets in inventory loss, destruction, idleness, and sale; late payment, liquidated damages, and penalties; increased expenditures from excessive acquisition of fixed assets (depreciation, maintenance costs, interest on borrowing, etc.); and the profits to be paid to the parent Units or administrative departments of the nature of the profits submitted to the management costs, on behalf of the higher units or administrative departments to pay the fees, the share of profits paid to the contributors and subsidies to affiliated units of the expenditure, etc. *** counted ten sub-items.