Waarom geen einde maken aan de progressieve tarifering voor water in Brussel?
In 2005, the Brussels-Capital Region switched from linear pricing to progressive pricing per person because the latter was supposed to be social and ecological. We show that poor households do not consume less water per person than rich households in Belgium and Brussels. Tiered pricing therefore do...
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| author | Xavier May Pauline Bacquaert Jean-Michel Decroly Léa de Guiran Chloé Deligne Pierre Lannoy Valentina Marziali |
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| description | In 2005, the Brussels-Capital Region switched from linear pricing to progressive pricing per person because the latter was supposed to be social and ecological. We show that poor households do not consume less water per person than rich households in Belgium and Brussels. Tiered pricing therefore does not benefit poor households and is not social. We also point out that there is no evidence that progressive pricing has encouraged Brussels residents to reduce their already low water consumption. It would therefore not be environmentally friendly either. On the other hand, progressive pricing has a number of disadvantages and leads to serious problems of equity. We therefore advocate a return to linear water pricing for all in Brussels. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e88a2a9d63645ab9915d3757fcabdc02025-08-20T03:15:12ZengUniversité libre de Bruxelles - ULBBrussels Studies2031-02932021-05-0110.4000/brussels.5514Waarom geen einde maken aan de progressieve tarifering voor water in Brussel?Xavier MayPauline BacquaertJean-Michel DecrolyLéa de GuiranChloé DelignePierre LannoyValentina MarzialiIn 2005, the Brussels-Capital Region switched from linear pricing to progressive pricing per person because the latter was supposed to be social and ecological. We show that poor households do not consume less water per person than rich households in Belgium and Brussels. Tiered pricing therefore does not benefit poor households and is not social. We also point out that there is no evidence that progressive pricing has encouraged Brussels residents to reduce their already low water consumption. It would therefore not be environmentally friendly either. On the other hand, progressive pricing has a number of disadvantages and leads to serious problems of equity. We therefore advocate a return to linear water pricing for all in Brussels.http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/5514regional policyquality of lifepovertyhousingpublic action |
| spellingShingle | Xavier May Pauline Bacquaert Jean-Michel Decroly Léa de Guiran Chloé Deligne Pierre Lannoy Valentina Marziali Waarom geen einde maken aan de progressieve tarifering voor water in Brussel? Brussels Studies regional policy quality of life poverty housing public action |
| title | Waarom geen einde maken aan de progressieve tarifering voor water in Brussel? |
| title_full | Waarom geen einde maken aan de progressieve tarifering voor water in Brussel? |
| title_fullStr | Waarom geen einde maken aan de progressieve tarifering voor water in Brussel? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Waarom geen einde maken aan de progressieve tarifering voor water in Brussel? |
| title_short | Waarom geen einde maken aan de progressieve tarifering voor water in Brussel? |
| title_sort | waarom geen einde maken aan de progressieve tarifering voor water in brussel |
| topic | regional policy quality of life poverty housing public action |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/brussels/5514 |
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