Vietnam: 04 rules for determining drainage service prices according to new regulations

According to Circular No. 13/2018/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, rules for determining drainage service prices are as follows:

- Determination of drainage service price must be conformable with wastewater treatment technical processes/ technologies, technical regulations/ standards and technical-social norms on wastewater drainage and treatment promulgated or announced by regulatory authorities, the service quality and the Government’s policies.

- The drainage service price must be accurately and sufficiently calculated, comprised of reasonable and legitimate costs of investment and operation of the drainage system, and conformable with the actual status of the drainage service provider as well as local technical infrastructure facilities.

- The specific price of each drainage service type such as the drainage system maintenance service or the wastewater treatment service, or the price of the entire drainage service shall be determined depending on demands of drainage service users and actual conditions of each drainage service provider.

- The drainage service prices (including the prices of the drainage system maintenance service and the wastewater treatment service) must be consistently calculated in m3 of wastewater in conformity with connection characteristics of the wastewater drainage system.

View more details at Circular No. 13/2018/TT-BXD of the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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