Hanoi considers plan to adjust clean water price

At the meeting, the Hanoi People's Committee discussed and gave opinions on the report on the situation and results of the implementation of the socio -economic development plan in the first 6 months of the year, the tasks for the last 6 months of 2023 of the city; Resolution on key tasks of socio-economic development, budget revenue and expenditure in the last 6 months of 2023 of the city.

One of the contents that the City People's Committee gave its opinion on was the Submission and Draft Resolution on approving the plan to adjust the price of clean water for daily life in Hanoi.

The City People's Committee also reviewed the Reports: mid-term assessment and proposed adjustments to the 5-year medium-term public investment plan 2021-2025 of the City level; Adjustment of the 2023 Public Investment Plan; Orientation of the 2024 Public Investment Plan of the City level; Implementation status of key projects in the 2021-2025 period of the City.

In addition, the Hanoi People's Committee also gave opinions on the Submission and Draft Resolution: On adjusting and supplementing the List of land acquisition projects; List of projects to change the purpose of rice-growing land in 2023 in the city; Amending and supplementing the regulations attached to Decision No. 30/2019/QD-UBND dated December 31, 2019 of the Hanoi People's Committee on regulations and price list of land types in Hanoi applied from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024;

Approving specific land prices as the basis for calculating land use fees for the Housinco Tan Trieu Office and Housing Complex Project at land lot CT5, Tay Nam Kim Giang I New Urban Area, Tan Trieu Commune, Thanh Tri District; Approving the plan to adjust clean water prices in Hanoi; Submission and draft Resolution promulgating Regulations on a number of policies to encourage agricultural and rural development in Hanoi; Considering and deciding to promulgate Regulations on antenna mast management in Hanoi.

Previously, the Department of Finance submitted a document to the Hanoi People's Committee for approval of a plan to adjust clean water prices in the city. It is expected that the roadmap will be applied in 2023 and 2024.

The plan to adjust the price of clean water for daily life is as follows: The retail price of clean water for the first 10m3 (household/month) will increase from VND 5,973/m3 to VND 7,500/m3 from July 2023 and to VND 8,500/m3 in 2024; from 10-20m3 (household/month) will increase from VND 7,052/m3 to VND 8,800/m3 from July 2023 and to VND 9,900/m3 in 2024; from 20-30m3 (household/month) will increase from VND 8,669/m3 to VND 12,000/m3 and VND 16,000/m3, respectively.

The highest price for domestic water in 2024 will be VND 27,000/m3 when using over 30m3 (household/month).

Calculations show that with the actual water consumption demand in Hanoi in the inner city area at 100-150 liters/day/person, a household will use 10-16 m3/month, accordingly the additional amount to be spent is 15,000-26,000 VND/month.

In rural areas, the consumption level is 50-70 liters/day/person, then a household will have 6-8m3/month and the additional cost is 10,000-13,000 VND/month.

According to the Department of Finance, the planned increase basically does not affect the income of people who use clean water for daily life. If calculating water bills in the total income and expenditure of a household in an urban area in a month, it only accounts for 0.72%.

The proposed adjustment of clean water prices in Hanoi is equivalent to or lower than that in other provinces and cities. The amount to be paid for the first 10m3 of water in Hanoi is 75,000 VND/household, in Binh Duong it is 101,500 VND/household, in Quang Ninh it is 81,000 VND/household, in Dien Bien it is 80,000 VND/household...

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