Deposits and water pumps make families pay 250% above the water price

26/07/2017 00:00

Tirana consumers pay 45 ALL for cubic meter of tap water, but only for the service that is offered by the company.

Other spending, however, make families pay much more for water, such as buying pumps, deposits, paying energy for pumps, buying bottled water, etc, which increase the cost with 150% to 250% above the initial value, according to INSTAT.

A 4-member family consumes 12 cubic meters of water in average per month. With the current cost of 45 ALL it goes up to 540 ALL a month.

But families will also face other costs for placing a water deposit, maintaining it, buying a water pump, paying energy for it, and also for buying bottled water for drinking and cooking.

The proposition of the Tirana Municipality for increasing the price with 20 ALL plans to reduce spending of families, despite the basic price increase. With water 24/7 families will not spend on deposits, pumps and bottled water.

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