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About the statistics
Definitions
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Name and topic
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Name: Municipal housing charges
Topic: Construction, housing and property
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Responsible division
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Division for Price Statistics
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Definitions of the main concepts and variables
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Water- and sewerage charge:
The charge is either based on stipulated consumption or on actual consumption, with or without a fixed part. To obtain comparable figures, the charges for water and sewage are tied to a standard house of 120 square metres, or for the use of 175 m3 water.
Refuse collection charge:
The refuse collection charge is calculated based on a standard whole-year subscription. The development of the refuse collection service during the last couple of years has caused great variations among the municipalities and makes it difficult to make accurate comparisons.
Chimney sweeping/inspection: collected as a yearly fee for sweeping and inspection of one chimney
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Standard classifications
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Region, county and municipality
Additional information
All figures are weighted averages, based on the total fee income reported through KOSTRA. The figures in this article are inclusive of VAT, but in KOSTRA they are reported without VAT. Some municipalities do not have or do not report figures for one or all four areas. These have been excluded from the calculation or may have imputed figures.