Tariff (un)sustainability in contexts of price (in)stability: The case of the Buenos Aires water and sanitation concession

Mercadier, Augusto C.; Brenner, Federica

doi:10.1016/j.jup.2019.101005

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“…Many WSS initiatives in developing countries have failed because of inadequate tariff structure. The water and sanitation concession in Buenos Aires has bad cost allocation among stakeholders and inefficient tariff structure, which does not allow sound operational cost recovery (Mercadier & Brenner, 2020). In Algeria, water tariffs do not cover full-service costs, which makes the service unsustainable (Boukhari et al, 2020).…”

Section: Recent Global Initiatives On Expanding Water-related Services For the Poormentioning

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Tariff structuring in water and sanitation: public profiting arrangements on universalization initiatives

Motta-Veiga

2021

Water Policy

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Water and sanitation service access is a global problem, impacting disproportionally poor communities of low-income countries. Failed universalization initiatives highlighted historical negligence, social inequality, and bad governance. Infrastructure developments require large investments, which most local governments cannot afford. Alternative funding might come from private investors through cost-effective project finance arrangements. Public services should be sustainable, conciliating users' willingness to pay with providers' willingness to supply. Governments have implemented profit-driven strategies over taxing outsourced public services to increase budget inflow. Inefficient tax schemes on essential public services have damaged universalization initiatives in developing countries. These negative taxing practices have damaged tariff structure, service sustainability, and project attractiveness. The public sector should not profit from unsustainable outsourced services that are required but they cannot supply. Water and sanitation expansions on low-income communities in developing countries should not take place as tariff-free schemes, but within a tax-exempt policy.

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Section: Recent Global Initiatives On Expanding Water-related Services For the Poormentioning

confidence: 99%

Tariff structuring in water and sanitation: public profiting arrangements on universalization initiatives

Motta-Veiga

2021

Water Policy

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“…The low attractiveness of this program resulted in a lower number of customers benefiting from the social tariff: approximately 14 thousand customers in the Buenos Aires region. The 2016 tariff increased, and the new social tariff program changed this scenario; as a result, the number of beneficiaries increased approximately 18 times, reaching more than 250 thousand customers in that region [20].…”

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Models of Subsidies for Water and Sanitation Services for Vulnerable People in South American Countries: Lessons for Brazil

Narzetti

Marques

2020

Water

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Access to water and sanitation services (WSS) in developing countries is constrained by the conditions of social inequality and the services affordability for the poorest households. Therefore, public policies related to WSS need to broaden in scope given the challenge of reaching all customers, especially the most vulnerable, in order to achieve a balance between the social and financial objectives of WSS. This paper will contribute to the understanding of the main access and subsidy policies in South American countries focusing on the Brazilian case study. The different experiences in this region have provided some interesting lessons about these issues for Brazil; the conclusion is that the current indirect and cross-subsidy policies are important, but the needed practices for expanding pro-poor access require direct demand-side subsidies. A more proactive intervention through public authorities is also needed. A new subsidization model for Brazil is highlighted and discussed.

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The cost of freshwater charging in Brazil: suppliers’ main alternatives

Teixeira

Veiga

Julien

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Sustain. Water Resour. Manag.

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Tariff (un)sustainability in contexts of price (in)stability: The case of the Buenos Aires water and sanitation concession

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Tariff structuring in water and sanitation: public profiting arrangements on universalization initiatives

Tariff structuring in water and sanitation: public profiting arrangements on universalization initiatives

Models of Subsidies for Water and Sanitation Services for Vulnerable People in South American Countries: Lessons for Brazil

The cost of freshwater charging in Brazil: suppliers’ main alternatives

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