Outlines the current approach to setting private bus fares in selected Australian states and assesses the adequacies of current bus industry cost index. It recommends changes to the index to address perceived deficiencies.
This paper provides a brief overview of our objectives in this review, gives some definitions andexplanations of key concepts, and explains our criteria for assessing the treatment of cost items and inflators in the index
The main purpose of this year’s annual review is to reweight the Taxi Cost Indices (TCIs) so that it resembles the structure of costs faced by the industry as closely as possible.
IPART commissioned The Centre for International Economics (The CIE) to provide advice on the efficient operating and capital costs of providing ferry services.
The CIE was commissioned by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) to assess the efficiency of public transport services for which it will determine maximum fares.
Draft report prepared for IPART by LECG that quantifies the external benefits of bus services in Sydney and examines optimal fares and levels of Government subsidy.
Final report prepared for IPART by LECG that quantifies the external benefits of bus services in Sydney and examines optimal fares and levels of Government subsidy.
Draft report prepared for IPART by Sapere Research Group that quantifies the external benefits of CityRail’s services and examines optimal fares and the level of Government subsidy.
The CIE has been commissioned by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) to assess the efficiency of public transport services for which it will determine maximum fares.
Final report prepared for IPART by Sapere Research Group that quantifies the external benefits of Sydney Ferries contracted ferry services and examines optimal fares and the level of Government subsidy
Draft report prepared for IPART by Sapere Research Group that quantifies the external benefits of Sydney Ferries’ contracted ferry services and examines optimal fares and the level of Government subsidy.
During the 2001/02 Determination of Public Transport Fares, the Tribunal commissioned an indepdendent study by the Centre for International Economics (CIE) on subsidies and the social costs and benefits of public transport.
Sets out recommendations made by Independent expert Indec Consulting in relation to additional costs associated with new rural and regional bus contract regime that should be recovered through fares.
We estimate how much the cost of providing taxi services has changed over the previous 12 months based on the movement in two industry-specific cost indices, known as the Taxi Cost Indices (TCIs).
