The high motivational component of working in private companies is ensured by various methods of financial and non-material incentives (bonuses, bonuses, vouchers, personal discounts, etc.). Against this background, civil service, even having some special prestige, is still considered the most inconvenient for the development of an employee’s potential. To correct the material incentive system in the public sector, the concept of a personal increasing coefficient was developed. This is a method of rewarding employees for conscientious performance of duties, for an innovative approach to work, or for combining positions.
What is a personal increase factor (PPC)?
The Labor Code of the Russian Federation guarantees employees of budgetary enterprises the same working conditions and equal salaries for employees of the same level. But, such a clause to some extent demotivates staff and neutralizes financial incentives to work efficiently and diligently.
In order to introduce the possibility of financial incentives for employees for high-quality performance of their duties, it was decided to develop a system of personal bonuses taking into account an increasing coefficient to the salary. This increase in wages not only stimulates the growth of professional skills and quality of work, but also provides additional socio-economic protection.
In a number of cases, PPC is awarded to staff not only as a motivating component, but also as an incentive for working at high intensity (working at night, on weekends, etc.).
An increasing coefficient is a personal increase in salary, which can be set for a certain period (for a month, quarter or year). The calculation of this personal allowance must be included in the clause of the employment contract with the employee and established in the regulations on remuneration of state companies. This provision is developed in cooperation with the representative body of workers (trade union, etc.)
How to calculate the multiplying factor for: water, electricity, heating
To calculate the cost of water supply services taking into account the coefficient, you need to multiply the number of people living in the apartment by the consumption standard. Then it is multiplied by the increasing factor (1.5) and the tariff established in the region.
Electricity fees are calculated in the same way, the coefficient is 1.5.
And when calculating the cost of heating, the number of residents is replaced by the total area of the premises, both for residential and industrial enterprises and organizations. PC here is 1.1.
In what areas is it common to accrue PPC to employees?
The increasing coefficient on salary is accrued mainly to employees of budgetary institutions. This type of incentive is intensively used in educational and health care enterprises, and especially in military units of federal or local significance, to financially reward mid-level employees for quality work and additional responsibilities (extracurricular work, extra lessons, night shifts).
But, government agencies in various areas can resort to calculating PPC for employees: in state museums, libraries, foundations, scientific institutes.
Increasing coefficient in the absence of a metering device in 2021
Since 2021, the rules for applying the increasing coefficient for electricity have not changed. At the same time, fees for consumers have increased slightly. This is due to the next increase in electricity tariffs, which, with the approval of the government, occurs every July 1 and also applies to water.
The increasing factor used in the absence of an electric meter does not increase the volume of utility services provided to consumers. Its use is aimed at encouraging citizens to install, timely repair and replace metering devices.
If the provider of services is a resource supplying organization, then additional funds from the use of increasing coefficients in calculations go to its profit. They are subsequently spent on conducting the main activities of the RSO. Such income is not taken into account when adjusting tariffs approved for the next year, and is also not included in the long-term work plans of network organizations.
The management company can also act as a provider of electricity supply services to property owners. In this case, funds from the use of the PC form its income. They can be spent, among other things, on energy saving measures.
The use of such a natural resource as cold water is commonplace for all consumers. Its consumption increases significantly every year. To save this resource, the Government of the Russian Federation developed a law to provide all consumers with cold water meters.
The law came into force in 2013, but the provision of metering devices increased only by 15%. Some consumers prefer to pay for consumed water according to the standard. It was for citizens who did not install water meters that an increasing coefficient for water supply was introduced in 2015
What laws and regulations govern the administration and withdrawal of PPCs?
An approximate provision approved by order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation No. 463 n dated August 28, 2008 is a by-law that establishes the right of employers to calculate a personal increasing coefficient to the salary.
Also, the nuances of assigning PPC are stipulated in a number of articles of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation: Art. 72, Art. 57, art. 135.
In turn, the accrual of an increasing coefficient does not contradict the requirements of Art. 22 of the Labor Code.
The amount of the PPC is calculated for the employee based on Article 152 of the Labor Code.
In the educational sphere, the right of employees to CPD is also considered in Presidential Decree No. 597 dated May 4, 2015 “On measures for the implementation of social policy.”
Individual photograph of working time Processing the results of an individual photograph of working time consists of constructing a balance of working time, calculating indicators of its use and coefficients for increasing labor productivity by bringing it to standard working time costs.
[p.28] Non-standardized categories of working time costs: work not provided for by the production task, breaks for organizational and technical reasons and breaks depending on the worker, are subject to complete exclusion from the projected balance of working time. Therefore, the coefficients for increasing labor productivity in the relevant areas are calculated using the formulas [p.29] The total coefficient for increasing labor productivity will be: [p.32]
The coefficient of improvement in the quality (utility) of a unit of goods is equal to [p.9]
Lower-level managers presented reams of numbers, performance reports, and graphs to defend their draft plans. Top-level managers gained nothing from using this data. They sought to revise these plans to inflate them and reduce the proposed allocations based on results achieved to date and using an arbitrary rate of increase in productivity for the following year. [p.294]
When wages increase throughout the organization, including changes due to inflation, the employee’s official salary (tariff rate) changes by the general increase factor [p.50]
If the employee in the billing period did not have earnings from which the average earnings should be calculated, or time was completely excluded from the billing period on the grounds provided for in paragraph 11 of the Procedure, the average earnings are determined based on the amount of accrued wages for the previous period of time equal to the established billing period with its subsequent increase by coefficients for increasing tariff rates, official salaries, and monetary remuneration. [p.264]
When an organization increases wages, payments taken into account in the billing period when calculating average earnings increase by the coefficient of increase in tariff rates, official salaries, and monetary remuneration. [p.272]
By the coefficient of increase in tariff rates, official salaries, and monetary remuneration. [p.273]
In the event that an employee has not worked for a long time, including due to forced absenteeism, average earnings are determined based on the amount of accrued wages for the last three calendar months worked, with its subsequent increase by coefficients for increasing tariff rates, official salaries, and monetary remuneration. [p.274]
If the increase in tariff rates and official salaries in the organization was not made in connection with an increase in the minimum wage on the basis of the relevant federal law, then the average earnings are subject to increase by the coefficients of increase in the minimum wage in connection with the adoption of the corresponding federal law. [p.274]
The average employee’s earnings, calculated to pay for forced absence time after the liquidation of the organization, are subject to increase by the coefficients for increasing the minimum wage in connection with the adoption of the relevant federal law. [p.274]
In accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated August 11, 1992 No. 576 On state regulation of prices and tariffs for the products and services of monopolistic enterprises in 1992-1993, state regulation of prices for the products of monopolistic enterprises is carried out by one of the following methods by establishing maximum prices, marginal price increase factors or marginal profitability levels. Price regulation for the same products by two specified methods is not applied simultaneously. [p.224]
When predicting heat consumption for heating needs in the longer term, it is necessary, as correctly indicated in [63], to take into account some significant additional factors affecting specific heating heat consumption. Thus, in a number of countries, including the German Democratic Republic, Poland, etc., there has been a tendency to differentiate the calculated internal temperature of residential buildings by climatic zones, due to the need to increase it in warmer areas from 18 to > 20-22° C. In the Soviet Union, this applies to the Southern Economic Region, the republics of Transcaucasia, Central Asia and Moldova. In new buildings, the transition to increased internal temperatures will be largely or even completely compensated by a decrease in specific thermal characteristics; in existing buildings, it will be necessary to increase the parameters of the coolant, and if this is not possible, reconstruction of the heating systems (for example, installation of additional sections in central heating radiators), which will cause a corresponding increase in heat consumption. For hygienic reasons, it is strongly recommended (by 4-5° C) to lower the temperature in residential premises at night, which will significantly reduce the heat consumption for heating the housing stock. The coefficients for increasing heat consumption for heating in the existing housing stock due to an increase in calculated internal temperatures in the southern regions of the USSR and reducing heat consumption at night due to a decrease in the temperature of residential premises are given in the appendix. X. [p.185]
LIQUIDITY - mobility of assets of enterprises, firms, banks, suggesting the possibility of uninterrupted payment on time of credit and financial obligations and legal monetary claims. There are LIQUIDITY of banks, firms, liquid assets, liquid funds. LIQUIDITY of a bank is the ability to ensure timely repayment of obligations, i.e. the degree of compliance of the bank’s assets and liabilities in terms of volumes and terms. To determine the degree of banking LIQUIDITY, many countries use systems of LIQUIDITY ratios as the ratio of certain items of their assets and liabilities; regulations are developed and approved that require maintaining the established level of these ratios. An increase in LIQUIDITY implies a decrease in the profitability of a banking institution due to an increase in the share of liquid assets. Liquid assets are understood as easily realizable funds - short-term government securities, current accounts, cash, etc., which generate almost no income in the form of interest. However, during a crisis or depression, credit institutions, in order to fulfill their obligations, are forced to accumulate liquid assets through the sale of highly profitable but long-term securities. [p.111]
The list of applicable additional payments and allowances includes over 50 items. Some of these additional payments and allowances are defined in the Russian Labor Code, while others were introduced by special government regulations. For example, Art. 82 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation - remuneration for labor used in special conditions for heavy work, work with hazardous working conditions, work in areas with difficult climatic conditions - increased wages are established. These additional payments are determined by enterprises independently, but not lower than the amounts established by the relevant decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation or other bodies on its behalf. Depending on the group of type of production and work, the following coefficients are established: group I - 2.1 group 11 - 1.7 group III - 1.5 group IV - 1.35 group V - 1.2. The indicated coefficients for remuneration of workers in the extra-budgetary sector of the economy may be higher (for the coefficients for increasing the tariff rate and the types of production and work distributed among groups, see Bulletin of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, 1995, No. 5, p. 13). [p.365]
Kp/ - increase coefficient for exceeding established requirements for labor quality. [p.95]
Increase and decrease coefficients are strictly classified and standardized taking into account the specifics of each department and service of the enterprise and are expressed in fractions of a unit. [p.96]
The volume of computational work is expressed by labor intensity (in man-hour) reduced to manual labor, and the transfer to mechanized labor is taken into account by the productivity increase coefficient, see table. 23.1). [p.513]
The coefficient of increase in labor productivity when using means of mechanization of computing work is determined by the ratio [p.514]
Determine the change in price if the time standard is reduced by 30%, the tariff coefficient is increased from 1.48 to 1.71, and the tariff rate of category I remains unchanged. [p.154]
O - wholesale list price in force in 1991 K - maximum price increase factor in accordance with government decree [p.134]
When the wages of employees of organizations financed by the budget increase, the payments taken into account in the billing period when calculating average earnings increase by the coefficient of increase in tariff rates (salaries) in accordance with the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation. For employees of other organizations, payments taken into account in the billing period when calculating average earnings are increased by the coefficient of increase in tariff rates (salaries) with an increase in the minimum wage in accordance with federal law. [p.442]
In the event that an employee did not work during the billing period, including due to forced absenteeism, the average daily earnings are determined in accordance with this Procedure, based on the accrued wages for the last three worked calendar months with its subsequent increase by the coefficients for increasing tariff rates (salaries) ) in accordance with clause 6 of this Procedure. If there was no increase in tariff rates (salaries), the average daily earnings are increased by the coefficients of increase in the minimum wage in accordance with the law. [p.442]
K Klr = ——— + 1 — rate increase factor. [p.65]
Improvement coefficient (Kv) [p.229]
With the elimination of all unnecessary time spent, the coefficient of increase in labor productivity [p.62]
Analysis of observation results, development of measures, design of a consolidated balance sheet and determination of a possible increase in labor productivity by eliminating losses are carried out in a manner similar to that used in the method of direct time measurements. In this case, the coefficient of increase in labor productivity due to the elimination of time losses can be calculated using the formula [p.75]
Upon termination of labor relations with an employee, compensation for unused vacation, severance pay and subsequent payments established by law are made based on the average daily earnings, taking into account the tariff rates and salaries in effect at the time of termination of labor relations with the employee. vacation in advance, the amounts for the days of vacation paid from the average daily earnings calculated for the employee at the time of granting the vacation are subject to recovery in the manner prescribed by law. For employees who did not have earnings in the billing period, the average daily earnings are determined based on the amounts actually paid for the period of the last 3 calendar months worked, with subsequent adjustment of tariff rates and salaries, as well as bonuses and other payments, established as a percentage of tariff rates and salaries for coefficients for increasing tariff rates and salaries. In all cases, the average earnings on the day of payment, due to an employee who has worked the full standard of working time in the billing period, cannot be less than the minimum wage established by federal law. [p.226]
In relation to workers servicing hardware production, the total coefficient of increase in labor productivity is called the coefficient of a possible increase in the service area Example [p.29]
The terms of the leasing agreement may provide for accelerated depreciation of the leased property. The increasing coefficient to the depreciation rate is established by agreement of the parties56 in the range from 1 to 3 (current legislation does not prohibit the use of increasing coefficients that change over time). The increased depreciation rate reduces taxable income in the period in which it is applied. After the leased property is repurchased, it is again subject to the usual depreciation procedure. [p.151]
As already noted, the value of production capacity is determined at the beginning and end of the calculated period, during which labor productivity, and therefore the labor intensity of manufacturing products, does not remain constant. At the end of the calculated period, labor intensity should be less than at the beginning. Consequently, the progressive rate of labor intensity included in the calculation of capacity at the end of the calculated period should also be less. This reduction in labor intensity by the planned coefficient of increase in labor productivity is provided for in workshops, areas and groups of equipment in accordance with the plan for improving product designs, technological processes and production organization. The main attention should be paid to the development of measures to reduce labor intensity at production bottlenecks by tightening labor intensity standards for detail operations that constrain product output. [p.34]
P is the retail list price in force in 1991. K is the coefficient of increase in the retail price VAT is the value added tax rate to the new retail price. [p.135]
Conditions for applying PPC on employee salaries
A personal coefficient for the position held can be assigned to all employees who occupy positions that provide for categorization within the same salary.
PPK to the salary is assigned to employees to emphasize the level of their professional skills, the uniqueness of their skills, the importance of the work performed, the degree of independence and professional experience in the company.
It is recommended to assign PPC for length of service to employees who hold a position, depending on the total number of years that they have worked in federal government bodies or their territorial divisions.
Rules for calculating vacation pay when increasing employee salaries
Salary indexation, associated with an increase in the minimum wage and the level of inflation, is carried out annually in most companies. Whatever the reason, every change in salary requires a recalculation of average earnings. This is especially important when calculating mandatory payments to an employee. Average earnings are the main parameter that affects the final amount during the recalculation of vacation pay when salaries are increased. Employers should be attentive to summing up employee performance and making cash payments; this will help avoid penalties for violating labor laws.
PPK size recommended by law
It is considered legal to establish a maximum personal increasing coefficient for an employee’s salary of up to 2.0 units equal to the salary itself. A completely objective provision of the Regulations leaves the employer the right to calculate the amount of the increase for each specific employee within this legally prescribed range.
For employees of universities and premium research institutes, the maximum PPC size can be 3.0 in absolute size for specialists and senior academic staff.
Also, for heads of organizations whose activities directly depend on government subsidies and revenues, it is strongly recommended to abandon fixed PPC rates for employees. Because budget financing is a very unstable category of income; it can be cut, delayed, and sometimes cancelled. And employers do not have the right to unilaterally change the size of the PPC, unless otherwise agreed in the employment contract.
The state allows heads of government agencies to bonus staff very generously, almost double the salary (200% more), but the employer himself decides on the size of the coefficient for each employee based on the size of the wage fund.
Increasing coefficient for utilities in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities
The amount of rent in the absence of metering devices depends on the established tariffs, multiplied by PC. If the coefficient is the same for all subjects, then the tariffs in each region are different. Moreover, they also increase regularly.
The highest prices are traditionally in Moscow. Muscovites pay for electricity from 5 rubles. 66 kopecks per kW/h. For cold water 42 rubles. 30 kopecks per cubic meter (according to meters, not counting drainage), for hot food - 205.15 rubles. By the way, if more than 10% of the budget is spent on rent each month, then residents of the capital have the right to a subsidy.
In St. Petersburg in 2021, residents of St. Petersburg pay 33.12 rubles for cold water, 112.82 for hot water. Electricity in houses with gas stoves costs 4.89 rubles. per kWh.
And in other cities of Russia the situation is not rosy. According to the Institute of Natural Monopolies, out of 15 million-plus cities, 10 exceed the limit for housing and communal services. At the top of the list is Omsk. Here, in the second half of 2021, tariffs increased by 9%. Among other cities, the list included Rostov-on-Don, Voronezh, and Yekaterinburg.
The excess was not recorded in 5 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm and Ufa.
These data indicate that the Government Resolution on reducing abuses and exceeding the maximum growth rates for housing and communal services was adopted at the right time.
What schemes for calculating PPC are most common in enterprises?
In the field of education and healthcare, it has been established that motivational payments, which include an increasing coefficient, must be set as a percentage of the salary. Considering that these payments are calculated for the complexity of the work performed, length of service, and the presence of the highest category, they are calculated by assessing the employee according to these criteria based on the accepted point system.
If an employee performs the duties of a temporarily absent second employee without being relieved of his own duties, the additional payment to him is made using an increasing coefficient as agreed by the parties in the annex to the employment contract.
It is recommended to assign coefficients for length of service in the following amount:
- If the length of service is from 1 to 3 years, the bonus is 0.05% of the monthly salary;
- For service from 3 to 5 years, the bonus is 0.2% of the monthly salary;
- With more than 5 years of service - the PIC becomes 0.3%
Objectively, during the period of vacation, sick leave, maternity leave or child care leave, there is no PPC added to the employee’s salary. After the employee returns from vacation to work duties, a new increasing factor can be calculated only after the employer issues a new regulation.
How to avoid paying a multiplying factor
The basis for introducing a multiplier is a number of regulations. Therefore, it is legally possible not to pay for it if this is not possible for technical reasons.
Or (the best option) install individual metering devices in the apartment.
In what cases is the absence of a counter beneficial?
The majority of the population does not want to overpay money in vain. Therefore, they purchased and installed meters. In 2-3 years, their expenses are fully justified. Who belongs to them:
- there are more people registered in the apartment than live;
- often leave for a long time;
- no one is registered in the apartment, and the owner lives elsewhere;
- use resources sparingly.
However, there are people who benefit from paying according to the standards. This:
- there are many more people living in the premises than registered;
- among the residents there is a beneficiary for housing and communal services;
- the apartment is for rent.
Also, residents of communal apartments and dormitories often do not install individual meters. Or communal meters are installed there. And the required amount is distributed among all residents.
An example of an order for calculating PPC
The manager also needs to issue an internal departmental order to accrue a personal increasing coefficient.
The order must be in the following form:
Name, address and details of the government agency
ORDER
No. _______ on the calculation of a personal increasing coefficient to the official salary from (date of signing the order) in order to stimulate the employee’s work (or another reason: acquisition of an increased category, combining positions, etc.).
In accordance with Article 135 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, accrue ___________________, (full name of the employee) occupying the position _________________ (full name of the position) a personal increasing coefficient to the official salary for the period from "___" _________ ____ to " ___" _________ ____ in the amount of ______.
Director: ______________________ (Signature, initials)
Chief Accountant: _________________ (Signature, initials)
Usage
The increasing factor can be applied not only to those who do not have metering devices
Despite the fact that the coefficient applies only to those persons who do not have metering devices installed, there are other cases of its application.
List of cases:
- An energy meter, no matter what design it is made of, has its own verification and operation periods. For example, this period for cold water is 7, and for hot water 5. In this regard, it is necessary to replace it or invite a specialist to calibrate the device. If the device is temporarily unavailable, then utility bills are charged at an increasing tariff.
- In practice, there are cases when the owners of residential premises do not allow representatives of management companies to inspect the devices. If this continues for three months, then increasing factors are applied.
- If for some reason a resource metering device is not installed, then charges are made at an increased rate.
Principles for calculating PPC to employees for night and overtime working hours
In situations where an employee performs work duties at night, he is also entitled to additional payment for each hour of additional work. The calculation of the increasing coefficient recommended by the Labor Code is 20% of the hourly salary during the daytime. To calculate the amount of an employee's hourly salary, the amount of his monthly salary must be divided by the number of hours worked.
Also, an employee of government agencies is entitled to payment for work on weekends and holidays in the amount of at least one daily rate in addition to the salary, if such additional payment does not exceed the fixed monthly number of working hours. And, if work on weekends is carried out in excess of the monthly working time norm, then it is paid in the amount of no less than 200% of the daily salary.
What are the benefits of using metering devices?
It's quite simple. The resource consumption standards set at the federal level actually exceed the required amount consumed by each person. For example, the water consumption standard for an apartment building per person is 4.85 m3 of cold water and 4.01 m3 of hot water.
This means that the average family of 3 people consumes 14.55 m3 of cold water and 12.03 m3 of hot water according to the standards. By multiplying these values by the tariff and the increasing factor of 1.6, you can get a fairly impressive amount to pay.
For how long you need to keep receipts for housing and communal services, see this article.
In reality, this same family consumes several cubic meters less of both hot and cold water. By installing water meters in your apartment, you pay only for the amount of resources actually consumed. In addition, no additional coefficient is applied to you.
How much to pay if you don’t have a meter, see this video:
As a result, you save a significant amount every month. On average, installing meters pays for itself in about six months. More detailed information on hot and cold water consumption standards, as well as current tariffs, can be obtained on the website of the Unified Settlement Center.
How to get a subsidy to pay for utilities, read the link.
So, from January 2021, all citizens who have not yet installed metering devices will face a significant increase in the cost of paying for utility services in the form of a coefficient of 1.6. And since both the prices for services and the increasing coefficient are constantly growing, you should seriously think about installing meters in your home.
In what cases can an employer cancel the accrual of PPC to salary?
Although the PPC belongs to the category of incentive, and not mandatory payments, the employer still cannot cancel the accrual of the personal coefficient to the employee unilaterally if the validity period of the order on the assignment of payments has not yet expired.
Since this category of payments does not belong to the list of direct and urgent expenses of the enterprise, the manager can include in the salary regulations a clause on the possibility of changing the size of the PPC, even if the validity period of the bonus has not yet expired. There must be a good reason for such a step, for example, a reduction in government subsidies and funding.
Also, the manager, for maximum reinsurance in order to avoid potential conflicts with staff, must include in the Regulations a clause on the possibility of canceling the increasing coefficient for an employee in the event of this employee’s failure to comply with internal regulations, labor discipline, tardiness, or dishonest performance of duties.
In what cases is it more profitable to do without water meters?
In some cases, it will be more profitable for a family to pay a fee calculated according to the standard in the absence of a water meter. This mainly applies to large families.
In most cases, calculations according to the standard are made based on the number registered in the residential premises. The resource supplying organization can obtain this information by virtue of the provisions of the law.
That is, if a family of six people lives in an apartment, but only one person is officially registered, it will be more profitable to pay based on the standard rather than according to actual consumption (according to the meter).
At the same time, the current regulations do not contain any rules directly obliging subscribers to install meters on their premises.
How does the Labor Code guarantee employees the right to retain PPC in addition to their salary?
If the employer did not include such a clause in the Regulations, and the possibility of canceling or cutting the PPC were not stipulated in the employment contract with the employee at the time of signing this very contract, then the employer does not have any legal right to cut the bonus to employees. This contradicts Art. 72. Labor Code. The salary amount is specified in the employment contract in the “mandatory conditions” column and cannot be changed without agreement with the employee.
To prevent conflicts due to cuts in bonuses for employees under PPC, the employer must take a responsible approach to drawing up an employment contract. It is not advisable to specify the size of the increasing coefficient in a fixed form (rate); it is much more reasonable to indicate it as a percentage of the salary. If the employer, without good reason, intends to reduce or cancel the employee’s PPC, this citizen has every legal right to maintain his bonus and appeal its cancellation in court.
How is water billed without a meter?
In the absence of a water meter for cold and hot water supply, the calculation is carried out according to the standard calculated in accordance with the methodological instructions developed by special commissions under the Government of the Russian Federation.
The water consumption standard is multiplied by the number of citizens registered in the apartment and the tariff in force in the given region. Next, this figure increases by an increasing factor, that is, by 50% or 1.5 times.
There are exceptions to the application of the multiplying factor. They consist in the fact that the apartment does not have the technical ability to install a water meter or the housing is considered unsafe. The fact that the installation is impossible or the housing is in disrepair must be recorded in an act drawn up by a special commission at the initiative of the resident. Only in confirmed cases, the mandatory surcharge for the public water supply service is not applied.
In case of any malfunctions that are not eliminated within three months from the date of their discovery by representatives of the water utility or management company on the water supply system, an increasing factor will be added to the standard payment for water.
The introduction of a surcharge is economically justified; the careless attitude of consumers towards natural resources determines the adoption of such measures, and each person can decide for himself whether to save water by monitoring its consumption using metering devices or accept payment increases as a matter of course.
Application procedure
The increasing factor applies to residential and non-residential premises in which:
- metering devices have not been installed, although the technical capability is available;
- the service life of the meters has expired;
- metering devices have not been timely verified;
- there is no opportunity to verify the accuracy of the testimony by representatives of the management company.
If residents have not provided meter readings, then they are also charged according to the standard using multipliers. But as soon as the readings are transmitted, a recalculation will be made.
Please note that at the end of the service life of metering devices, 3 months are given to replace them. The accrual at this time will be calculated based on the average readings for the last six months. Therefore, it is better to check and replace meters in advance.
The coefficient does not increase if:
- there is no technical possibility to install meters in the house (apartment);
- your home is considered unsafe;
- hot water flows only into the heating system;
- The house has low heating and electricity consumption.
The fact that it is not technically possible to install meters is not judged from the words of the homeowner. A special examination must be carried out. And its results are sent to companies providing housing and communal services.
If, despite these exceptions, the payment was still calculated taking into account the multiplier, then you need to contact the management company for an explanation.
