Tariff system
A tariff system describes the system for calculating the price of a service. The service can be a service , work but also a fee . The tariff system to be used for a specific service is specified and described in the tariff provisions . These are in turn determined by the provider, but are often subject to the approval of the regulatory authority .
Tariff systems are used in a wide variety of areas:
- Transportation
- Postal services
- → Main article: Postal charges
- telecommunications
- → Main articles: Cell phone tariff and call by call
- Utilities
- The water supply is one of the oldest providers of tariff systems, and with the construction of gas works , independent tariff systems also emerged, and the electricity suppliers were able to build on their experience. The consumers are charged on the basis of a consumption measured with a meter ( water meter , gas meter , electricity meter ).
- → Main article: basic fee and heat cost allocator
- Insurance industry
- → Main article: Insurance tariff , in social security see contribution rate and pension contribution
- Liberal professions
- taxes and expenses
- → Main articles: tax rate , income tax rate and administrative costs law