GAS TARIFF

Evening Star, Issue 22869, 29 January 1938, Page 15

GAS TARIFF

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS REDUCTION The Gas Committee of the City Council retorts that it has given consideration to the matter of a further revision of the gas tariff as affecting large consumers. The improved sales for the first half of the present financial year are considered to have justified the policy of price reduction for the purpose of developing the consumption of gas, but it is felt that the price to large consumers is in need of some further modification in order that the department may be placed in a position to cater for such business. The pre-

Consumptions of over 300,000 cubic feet to remain as at present, i.e., 6s for the first 300,000 cubic feet per month and 4s 6d for all consumptions in excess of that figure. “ It is estimated that -the loss of revenue. consequent upon these reductions will be £250 a year, but the department is able to stand this reduction of revenue in the meantime,” the report states.

sent scale is as follows:— 50,000 cubic feet per month B. d. and over, but less than 100,000 cubic feet per month 5 7i 100,000 cubic feet per month and over, but less than 200,000 cubic feet per month 5 5 200,000 cubic feet per month and over, but less than 300,000 cubic feet per month 5 2} The committee recommends that the under-mentioned, scale be adopted to take effect as from April 1:— s. d. 50,000 cubic feet per month and over, but less than 75,000 cubic feet per month 5 7i 75,000 cubic feet per month and over, but less than 100,000 cubic feet per month 5 5 100,000 cubic feet per month and over, but less than 150,000 cubic feet per month 5 2} 150,000 cubic feet per month and over, but less than 300,000 cubic feet per month 5 0