Methodological aspects of determining the economic efficiency of environmental management

Abstract

Methodical approaches to calculating the economic efficiency of natural resources use are considered. The characteristics of water services regulation in Ukraine are given. Economic indicators of regional development in the Vistula River basin are investigated. The dynamic analysis of revenues for special water use and expenditures for water resources in the Vistula River basin is carried out. Revenues to the state and local budgets were investigated in terms of rent payments, environmental tax, rent and special use of fish and other aquatic bioresources. To calculate the economic efficiency, the state expenditures under the budget program “Operation of the state water management complex and water resources management” in the Vistula River basin area were used. The obtained indicator was improved by taking into account the environmental component. Expenditures in the context of capital and current investments from the state and local budgets for environmental programs in the field of water resources protection were analyzed. The indicator of reduced costs for water resources in 2020 is formed. It is proposed to assess economic efficiency through the indicator of the level of coverage of the reduced costs of water resources.