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.
The Effects of Subsidies on the Supply & Demand Curve. A subsidy is money provided by the government to producers or consumers of a specific product. Subsidies operate as rewards to producers and consumers of a given type of product, inducing them to either produce or consume more.Subsidies distinctly affect the supply or demand curves of a product by shifting one or the other to the right.ffects of Supply Subsidies. When the government provides a supply-side subsidy to the producers of a product, the supply curve shifts to the right and the demand curve remains the same.