Kesanggupan Membayar Penambahbaikan Taraf Perkhidmatan Air di Kuala Terengganu

Mahirah Kamaludin (), Kuna Sandran (), A.A. Azlina () and Alias Radam ()
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Mahirah Kamaludin: Pusat Pengajian Pembangunan Sosial dan Ekonomi Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 21030 Kuala Terengganu Terengganu
Kuna Sandran: Pusat Pengajian Pembangunan Sosial dan Ekonomi Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 21030 Kuala Terengganu Terengganu
A.A. Azlina: Pusat Pengajian Pembangunan Sosial dan Ekonomi Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 21030 Kuala Terengganu Terengganu
Alias Radam: Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2017, vol. 51, issue 1, 107-118

Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the willingness to pay (WTP) by domestic users in Kuala Terengganu district, in the effort to improve the quality of water services in the future. Water services should be managed resourcefully based on efficient water tariff since any rise in water services would involve high operational costs. The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) was applied to determine users’ willingness to pay for the newly offered water tariff. In this study, 400 domestic users from the Kuala Terengganu district were involved. The Logit Model was used to analyse the data collected through interviews. The results showed that factors such as new water tariff and household income have a significant relationship with the willingness to pay among users in that district. The willingness to pay for the new water tariff was averaged at RM 0.60 for the first 30 m3, and the new tariff is higher than the current water tariff being offered. New water tariff can be recommended to improve and further develop the water services to a higher level in the future. This effort was initiated to meet user demands that have been increasing each year.

Keywords: Contingency Valuation Method (CVM); Terengganu; logit model; water supply services; willingness to pay (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.17576/JEM-2017-5101-9

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