The City of Northampton will be implementing new fixed charges and tiered volumetric rates for water and sewer customers effective July 1, 2016. We have set up this calculator to allow customers to calculate their estimated water and sewer bills under the new rate structure using one of their previous quarterly bills. Identify your meter size and total water consumption from one of your recent FY2016 quarterly utility bills.
A subsidy is a form of financial aid or support extended to an economic sector (or institution, business, or individual) generally with the aim of promoting economic and social policy.
[1] Consumer/Consumption subsidies commonly reduce the price of goods and services to the consumer. For example, in the US at one time it was cheaper to buy gasoline than bottled water. Whether subsidies are positive or negative is typically a normative judgment.ith an employment subsidy, the government provides assistance with wages. Another form of employment subsidy is the social security benefits. Employment subsidies allow a person receiving the benefit to enjoy some minimum standard of living.