About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

PAD-80-25 1 (1980-03-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabakj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 




BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES



The Congress Should Consider Exploring

Opportunities To Expand And Improve

The Application Of User Charges By

Federal Agencies

Federal agencies provide goods, services, and
privileges that benefit identifiable recipients.
Charging for these benefits is equitable since
it assures that costs are borne by beneficiaries,
rather than taxpayers in general. Full cost pric-
ing also ensures that products whose costs ex-
ceed their benefits will not be produced. Items
that are publicly owned or regulated but not
produced should, on economic grounds, be
priced so as to equate use with supply. Prices
should be no less than fair market value, ex-
cept in certain cases.
Deviations from these general pricing rules
may sometimes be needed. Prices may have
to be lowered to permit access by those with
low incomes or to encourage consumption of
some product. Prices may have to be raised or
lowered in the presence of external costs and
benefits, respectively. Also legal considerations
may restrict the full implementation of some
pricing practices that are desirable on eco-
nomic grounds.
The Congress could require agencies to exam-
ine their present pricing practices and to make
changes or to recommend to the Congress leg-
islation required to comply with the pricing
guidelines discussed in this report. Employing
charges could be regularly considered in de-
signing future Federal programs.






                                                                   PAD-8025

                     CCOT TMARCH 28. 1980

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

profiles profiles most