EQUILIBRIUM EUROPE RESTORE THE BALANCE BETWEEN EXPENSES AND INCOME

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1 EQUILIBRIUM EUROPE RESTORE THE BALANCE BETWEEN EXPENSES AND INCOME General Manager of the Project: drs. Hans Lutgens - concerncontroller Water Board Roer and Overmaas Sittard, The Netherlands Project Manager: ec. Aurel Filip financial director Somes Tisa Waters Division Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2 Presentations of the Project at International and Nationale Meetings Zaragosa (Spain)- Final FLAPP Conference - June presented by drs. Hans Lutgens, concerncontroller WRO The Netherlands Cluj-Napoca (Romania) - Equilibrium Final Conference - September presented by the teams form Water Board Roer and Overmaas, Somes-Tisa Waters Division, Trans-Tisza Directorate for Water and Environment and Babes- Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca Istanbul (Turkey) The Fifth World Water Forum - March Session no : Sources and Mechanisms for Financing «Financing the Adaptation to Climate Change : The Romanian Dutch Bridge in developing a Tax System» - The Union of the Dutch Water Boards, Water Board Roer and Overmaas, the National Administration «Apele Romane», Somes-Tisa Waters Division; Bucharest (Romania) the 13th EU Water Initiative- Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Working Group; Seminar on water and climate change; Seminar on integrated nitrate pollution control - November presented by the team of the Somes-Tisa Waters Division, Cluj-Napoca

3 The Project s Objective The Structuring and Defining of a Contribution (Tax) System: - Provision of a rational financial support, in order to maintain and develop in a continuous manner the qualitative and quantitative management of the waters - Ensuring a financial equilibrium at the level of the hydrographical areas - Restoring the balance between the expenses and income

4 Stage I PARTICIPANTS: - Water Board Roer and Overmaas Sittard, The Netherlands - Somes Tisa Waters Division Cluj-Napoca, Romania - Trans Tisza Regional Directorate for Water and Environment Debrecen, Hungary - Babes-Bolyai University Cluj - Napoca Romania FINANCING: - The Program for Social Transformations for Central and East Europe of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MATRA) - VNGi The Agency for International Cooperation of the Dutch Municipalities; LOGO EAST The Program for International Cooperation of VNGi

5 Stage II PARTICIPANTS: - The The Union of the Dutch Water Boards - The Water Board Roer and Overmaas Sittard, The Netherlands - The Ministry of Environment of Romania - The National Administration Apele Romane - The Somes Tisa Waters Division - Cluj-Napoca, Romania - The Babes-Bolyai University - Cluj-Napoca, Romania FINANCING: - The Dutch Bank of the Water Boards The Hague, The Netherlands - The Water Board Roer and Overmaas Sittard, The Netherlands

6 Stage I Exploring and evaluation of the Dutch tax system - Exploring and evaluation of the Hungarian tax system - Comparative evaluation of the Dutch and Hungarian water tax systems

7 Stages I Taxation Principles, Accepted all Over the World Evaluation grid tax systems (1) Viewpoints 1. The benefit Principle 2. The polluter pays principle 3. The cost recovery principle 4. The solidarity principle 5. The legality principle 6. The social principle 7. The stability principle 8. Others 1. Complexity 2. Democratic 3. Transparancy 4. Robust 5. Costs

8 Stage I Comparation

9 Stage I The Dutch Model - Local Water Authorities (the Water ( Boards - Involvement of the stakeholders - Local financing, by local taxes

10 Stage I Arguments, Considerations, Applications - The Water Framework Directive 60/ The principle of cost recovery for waterrelated services; - The polluter pays principle

11 Stage I Arguments, Considerations, Applications -The European Commission - The Green Chart

12 Stage I The Report of Prof. Dr. Ir. P. Vellinga Arguments, Considerations, Applications Leap toward 2015 : Financing possibilities for investments and maintenance? 1. The Central Government 2. The Local Government 3. Private Investors Score Central Government 6.3 Local Government 7.1 Private Investors 5.9

13 Stage I THE LUTGENS POLICY HYPOTHESIS Satisfactory Basic Needs Water management Social security Economy Other policy domains Water Management 13

14 Stage II Description / Definition of the Romanian Water Management System: - Structuring of the activities and tasks - Determining of the costs, assigned for activities and tasks -Implementation / use of a adequate accounting system for the costs allocation and recording -Development and evaluation of 3 water tax scenarios

15 Stage II The Process Approach of the Water Management - Concepts regarding the processes management - The structure of the tasks, services / products, processes and activities

16 Stage II Definition / description of the water management tasks S1: Management of the water resources quantity S2: Management of the water resources quality S3: Flood mitigation S4: Regulations in water management

17 Stage II Definition / description of the services, processes, activities The Management of the water resource quantity SP1: Quantitative knowledge of the water resources A1: Activity planning A2: Specific activities (forecasts, quantitative monitoring) A3: Synthesis, reports, control and survey A4: Survey Program for cross-border hydro-meteorological surveys SP2: Provision of the infrastructure for the quantitative management of the waters A1: Activity planning A2: Specific activities (works operations, maintenance and repairs, water bodies maintenance, infrastructure development) A3: Survey and control A4: Synthesis, reporting, Cadastre and patrimony A5: Communication Dispatcher A6: Verification of the operation for the infrastructure owned by the third partners

18 Stage II Definition / description of the services, processes, activities The Management of the water resources quality SP1: Monitoring of the quality of the water resources SP2: Prevention and management of the dangerous phenomenon SP3: Survey and control SP4: River basin management plan A1: Activity planning A2: Specific activities (sampling, laboratory analysis, laboratory survey) A3: Infrastructure A1: Activity planning A2: Quality management of the accidental pollution events A3: Synthesis and reports A1: Survey and control at the beneficiaries of the water management services A2: Survey and control at the third partners A1: Making of the Management Plan for the Hydrographical Area A2: Implementation of the EU specific Directives A4: Synthesis and reports A5: Program for the monitoring of the crossborder water resources

19 Stage II Definition / description of the services, processes, activities Flood mitigation SP1: Specific planning SP2: Infrastructure development SP3: Communication, information, guidance, consultancy, prevention, intervention SP4: Damage assessment, rehabilitation of the infrastructure SP5: Repots and synthesis SP6: Survey programs for the cross-border flood mitigation structures

20 Stage II Support Processes General Management Human Resources Law-enforcement Activities Quality Management Internal Audit Implementation of the Economic Mechanism Work Protection and Safety Accounting Comunications and Informatics Technology Comunications and Public Relations

21 2010 Taxation Scenarios (Contributions)

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23 Discussing taxes!