❓ Mr. Logan questions the Minister for Water regarding water price increases and cost reflectivity, seeking specific details on the final cost-reflective price, the timeline for achieving it, and the cost of subsidising water for struggling families. The Minister's response is non-committal, stating that water pricing is government policy influenced by advice from the Economic Regulation Authority.
AnsweredQoN 596Legislative Assembly
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WATER PRICE INCREASES — COST REFLECTIVITY
The minister has explained to the house how the continual water price increases imposed on Western Australian families are all moves towards cost reflectivity. (1) What is the final cost-reflective price per kilolitre of water to the average Western Australian family household? (2) When will the final point of cost reflectivity be reached? (3) What will be the cost of the subsidising of water to those thousands of families now struggling to pay their existing utility bills when cost reflectivity is finally achieved? Mr W.R. MARMION
The minister has explained to the house how the continual water price increases imposed on Western Australian families are all moves towards cost reflectivity. (1) What is the final cost-reflective price per kilolitre of water to the average Western Australian family household? (2) When will the final point of cost reflectivity be reached? (3) What will be the cost of the subsidising of water to those thousands of families now struggling to pay their existing utility bills when cost reflectivity is finally achieved? Mr W.R. MARMION
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I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
(1) What is the final cost-reflective price per kilolitre of water to the average Western Australian family household? (2) When will the final point of cost reflectivity be reached? (3) What will be the cost of the subsidising of water to those thousands of families now struggling to pay their existing utility bills when cost reflectivity is finally achieved? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
(2) When will the final point of cost reflectivity be reached? (3) What will be the cost of the subsidising of water to those thousands of families now struggling to pay their existing utility bills when cost reflectivity is finally achieved? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
(3) What will be the cost of the subsidising of water to those thousands of families now struggling to pay their existing utility bills when cost reflectivity is finally achieved? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
(1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
(1) What is the final cost-reflective price per kilolitre of water to the average Western Australian family household? (2) When will the final point of cost reflectivity be reached? (3) What will be the cost of the subsidising of water to those thousands of families now struggling to pay their existing utility bills when cost reflectivity is finally achieved? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
(2) When will the final point of cost reflectivity be reached? (3) What will be the cost of the subsidising of water to those thousands of families now struggling to pay their existing utility bills when cost reflectivity is finally achieved? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
(3) What will be the cost of the subsidising of water to those thousands of families now struggling to pay their existing utility bills when cost reflectivity is finally achieved? Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
Mr W.R. MARMION replied: I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
I thank the member for Cockburn for the question. (1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
(1)– (3) The price that we will set for water is government policy. We will take advice from the Economic Regulation Authority. The ERA provides us with advice on the price we should be setting, and the government chooses whether or not we take that advice based on a number of issues, including cost reflectivity.
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