Guangzhou plans to increase tap water prices by 31%

Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China plans to increase tap water prices from a minimum of 1.98 yuan per cubic meter to 2.6 yuan per cubic meter, a price increase of 31%.

According to the Guangzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Guangzhou held a hearing last Thursday (May 9) with 17 participants, including 12 consumers, 1 operator, and 1 other stakeholder related to the pricing hearing project. , 1 deputy to the National People's Congress, 1 member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and 1 expert and scholar in related fields.

The results of the hearing showed that 16 of the 17 participants were in favor of the price increase. Another participant was in favor of water price reform, but believed that the current plan was relatively large and required further modifications.

According to the Yangcheng Evening News, among the two current price increase plans, the one with a larger price increase has more supporters, with nine people supporting it.

The results triggered heated discussions among netizens, saying that the daily water supply issue for more than 18 million people in Guangzhou was decided by 17 representatives. Some netizens said that the mechanism used to elect these 17 representatives was not transparent and the hearing was just a formality. a process.