Operational expenses of the Company in 2005 increased basically because of the depreciation of long term assets. The accounted depreciation of long term assets makes the biggest share of expenses – 25.7%. This index increased by 1.2 mill LTL or by 5.6% in 2005. The assets of the Company increased after reconstruction of waste water pumping stations in Vilnius and renovation of water supply system in Grigiškės, start of operation of iron removal facilities in Tupatiškės pumping station of the 2nd lift and after the reconstruction of water supply pipelines in Švenčionėliai, etc.
The assets of the Company increased because of investment and the exploitation expenditures did not increase. During a period from the year 2000, the long term assets increased by 42%. Though the increase is very impressive, the expenditures for 1 LTL of the long term assets exploitation during the mentioned period decreased by 12.6% and in 2005 made only 87.4% of that in the year 2000.


SERVICE TARIFFS

The Company, basing on activities targets and prices establishment methodics principles, in 2001 has developed activities the investment program for 2001 – 2005. The program was approved by Vilnius City Council and the application was made to for the nacional Control Commission for Price and Energy on tariffs agreement. The Commission gave agreement on water supply, sewage collection and treatment prices by two stages (Resolution No 68, dated on July 24, 2001) for a period from 2001 to 2005. The Company, taking into account good financial and activities results, did not apply to Vilnius City Concil for new prices establishment (from the year 2003) either in 2003, or 2004, or 2005. At present, the inhabitants pay 4.12 LTL/ m³ for the water consumed and the sewage colection and treatment, and this is by 16.5% lower than the price established in the activity program.