Yancheng city city survey team price survey data show that the "Tenth Five-Year" period (2005 compared with 2000) Yancheng water prices rose a cumulative total of 98.8%, compared with the previous year, the price of water in 2001 rose by 16.3%, rose by 4.7% in 2002, 2003 rose by 16.3% in 2001, 4.7% in 2002, 15.5% in 2004, and 10.8% in 2005.
After the implementation of tap water price reform, the whole society generally enhance the awareness of water conservation, so that the market demand for water shows a clear downward trend, Yancheng City City survey team of 200 urban households survey data show that in 2005, urban households per capita consumption of 25.6 tons of tap water than in 2000 to save 6.3 tons of water price reform to promote the construction of a water-saving city has been the first results. March 13, Yancheng City Price Bureau in Yancheng City, Yafu Hotel held a hearing on the price of tap water in Yancheng City. Participate in this price hearing *** there are 25 official representatives and 15 spectator representatives. In this price hearing, the hearing representatives on the Yancheng City Water Company applied for tap water price adjustment, put forward different views.
With the acceleration of the construction of a million-population city, urban water supply demand is increasing, accelerate the construction of the water plant is imperative, but due to the water company since 2002 operating losses, it is difficult to maintain a simple reproduction, the city's east water plant put into operation after the depreciation of fixed assets, the cost of repairs has increased dramatically. Pipe network construction to further increase investment in new pipe network depreciation, repair costs are also gradually increasing, as well as the relevant state regulations on water quality put forward new requirements, thus increasing the cost of investment. Due to the shortage of funds to alleviate the current difficulties of water enterprises to maintain reproduction is an important reason for the adjustment of water prices. Serious shortage of funds, resulting in aging pipe network equipment can not be replaced in a timely manner. Through price adjustments, the public's awareness of water conservation and protection of water resources will be raised. In view of the above, in August 2002, Yancheng Water Supply Company and the competent authorities proposed water price adjustment. In order to improve the scientific and transparent government price decision-making, the study decided to tap water price hearing was held on March 13, the hearing was initially formulated the tap water price adjustment range of about 30%.
13 afternoon hearing, the vast majority of consumers do not agree with the substantial adjustment of water prices. Consumers believe that the price of water is now proposed to increase, and the current social situation is not coordinated, and Yancheng's economic development is not coordinated. Water company operating losses can deepen the reform by strengthening internal management, take the road to marketization, in the reform to seek new breakthroughs, through some investment, shareholding and other forms of business development, and should not just raise prices.
But there are also some representatives that, from the water resources situation in Yancheng, price adjustment is imperative. At present, with the social and economic development, the contradiction between supply and demand of water resources is increasingly prominent, water pollution, water deterioration to a certain extent. Water companies operating at a loss to maintain the expansion of production, has affected the normal supply of safe water. Yancheng City, deputy director of health supervision Cui that water is related to people's lives and health, water price increases from the side of the masses to increase the cost of health.
There are also representatives of the view that the price adjustment should find a balance: users can afford, but also to ensure the normal operation of the water company.
After the meeting, the person in charge of the Price Bureau said they will be based on the views of the representatives of the hearing on the applicant's proposal to further study carefully, taking into account the interests of all parties on the basis of the development of a specific water price adjustment program, and in accordance with the prescribed procedures to the municipal government and the Provincial Price Bureau to report the approval of the announcement of the implementation.