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亚洲一些国家对城市居民用水采用累进制水价政策。其内容大体上是:给每户每月用水规定一个基本水量,在此限界以内按优惠价格收费,超出基本水量,其超出部分按较高价格收费,超出的越多价格就越高,详见表1。 这种水价政策的好处主要有二: 一是照顾低收入城市居民的基本需要,不使水费成为他们太大的负担。优惠水量限界一般按收入较低、人口较多的家庭的基本需水量确定。各国按自然条件和经济状况而有所不同。在表1的8个国家中,尼泊尔限额最低,为8立方米,马来西亚为9立方米,菲律宾、
Some Asian countries use progressive water pricing policies for urban residents. Its content is generally: to provide a monthly basis for each household a basic amount of water, within this limit at a preferential price, beyond the basic amount of water, the excess part of the higher prices, beyond the more the higher the price, see Table 1. There are two main benefits to this water pricing policy: First, to take care of the basic needs of low-income urban residents and not to make water bills too much of their burden. Preferential water cut-offs are generally determined by the basic water demand of families with lower incomes and larger populations. Countries vary according to their natural conditions and economic conditions. Of the eight countries in Table 1, Nepal has the lowest quota of 8 cubic meters, Malaysia 9 cubic meters, the Philippines,