On September 30, Minsk /BELTA correspondent/. Differentiated payment for water supply and wastewater disposal services is being introduced in Belarus. This decision is contained in the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of September 28, 2011, No. 1300, the press service of the Belarusian government informed BELTA. This document amends the Resolutions of the Council of Ministers of August 25, 1999, No. 1332 and of February 1, 2011, No. 138. The Resolution provides for the charging of fees for water supply and wastewater disposal (sewage) services from citizens residing in apartments (residential buildings) equipped with individual water consumption meters, at tariffs established by the legislation of Belarus, within the limits of water consumption volumes of 140 liters per person per day (resident registered at the place of residence). Payment for water supply and wastewater disposal (sewage) services consumed in excess of the established volume is charged at the established tariffs, ensuring full reimbursement of economically justified costs for their provision. As noted by the press service, the introduction of this norm was preceded by an analysis of water consumption in Belarus. It showed that the actual specific water consumption in well-equipped housing stock equipped with individual water consumption meters was 153 liters per person per day in 2010 for Minsk and regional centers. For settlements with a population of over 50,000 people, this indicator reaches 141 liters per person per day, approaching the indicators of developed European countries. In Germany, France, and Sweden, this figure is 130-140 liters per person per day. The established norm does not contradict the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of May 30, 2003, No. 724 "On measures to implement the system of state social standards for public services," which approved standards for the norm of water provision to the population, not for its payment. The introduction of differentiated payment for water supply and wastewater disposal services will lead to savings in these services by the population itself and, consequently, a reduction in their sales volume by 6-6.5% (21-22 million cubic meters of water), which corresponds to the consumption volume of regional centers such as Mogilev, Grodno, and Vitebsk. Also, Resolution No. 1300 increased the current tariffs for housing maintenance services by 3%, for thermal energy for heating and hot water supply by 3.2%, and for electrical energy by 15%.