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However, from June 1. TA prices will not change yet. That’s why.
In late May, the LTSA prepared and published a draft methodology to establish the maximum prices for compulsory technical vehicle inspection (hereinafter, TA) and invites the public to become familiar with it. You can find the project here.
The draft states that the cost of the technical assistance procedure is calculated based on the economically justifiable direct and indirect costs of mandatory vehicle inspections. Allowable profit margin of 5%. procedural prices.
Therefore, there will be no major changes as of June 1. The above prices are still valid. It is obvious that after the new procedure is approved by the LTSA, the technical inspection will be more expensive.
Renaldas Gabartas, the public relations representative of the Transeksta Association, recalls that the prices of technical inspections have not been revised for five years, although during that time the costs of the companies that perform AT have increased. Withdrawal, 2014 prices increased from LTL 42 to LTL 53 (diesel car owners had to pay another LTL 12 for exhaust smoke control). Currently, the TA price for a car running on gasoline is 14.45 Eur, for diesel – 18.20 Eur, for gasoline – 23.40 Eur.
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It will determine the two-date rule.
When could the AT procedure fee change with the approval of the maximum pricing methodology?
This is due to various legal nuances. As Eglė Kučinskaitė, Head of LTSA’s International Communication and Cooperation Division commented, the effective date of AT’s pricing project has not yet been specified, as there is a discussion of lawyers on this issue.
It is observed that the two-date rule must be applied to this methodology. According to him, the legal acts that change the commercial conditions or the legal regulation of the commercial supervision should enter into force only twice a year, on May 1. or on November 1. and must be adopted no later than three months before its entry into force, that is, before February 1. or on August 1.
Therefore, the price of TA is likely to increase from November.
How prices will be established
When reading the draft methodology to establish the maximum prices for AT, the idea is that the prices of these services will differ in the different companies. This assumption was confirmed by Justas Rašomavičius, Deputy Director of the Lithuanian Transport Security Administration.
“We will evaluate the economic performance of all companies and determine the maximum allowable price for technical assistance based on the average. maximum prices, so that the companies themselves, to compete, will be more attractive to customers and, after evaluating their costs, they will be able to apply lower prices, “said J.Rašomavičius.
Why, in the opinion of the LTSA Deputy Director, is it fair to calculate the maximum AT rate not on the basis of data from the companies with the highest costs, but on the basis of an average?
“Calculations based on higher costs would distort the market. In addition, the number of smaller companies is significantly higher, so their performance is weighted on average. On the other hand, price is also determined by the flow of vehicles,” J.Rašomavičius said.
According to the LTSA representative, this methodology is not very new: the prices of energy resources are calculated in a similar way.
Why since June 1. prices have not changed yet and there are 10 days for public discussion?
“We want the public to see what components this price is set for. Because now we often hear that decisions are supposedly made in the absence. So we want transparency and clarity. If someone thinks something is missing from this methodology, let them make suggestions,” LTSA manager explained.
Price can be indexed
In the future, the price of technical assistance, depending on economic factors, may change once a calendar year, recalls J.Rašomavičius:
“This methodology establishes the base price. However, it can be indexed in several cases: when the change in the national average salary exceeds 9%, 5%. if inflation / deflation increases further or if the technical requirements of the TA change. “
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