Cost-efficiency - Belgium
PRB monitoring
▪ The en route 2023 actual unit cost of Belgium-Luxembourg was 88.09€2017, -2.5% lower than the determined unit cost (90.34€2017). The terminal actual unit cost of Belgium was 234.71€2017, -2.1% lower than the determined unit cost (239.73€2017). The terminal actual unit cost of Luxembourg was 263.82€2017, +14% higher than the determined unit cost (231.72€2017).
▪ The en route 2023 actual service units (2.45M) were +1.8% higher than the determined service units (2.40M).
▪ The en route 2023 actual total costs were -1.7M€2017 (-0.8%) lower compared to determined. The gap was mainly attributable to lower other operating costs (-4.6M€2017, or -10%). The NSA explained that the lower other operating costs resulted from utility expenses decreasing more rapidly than anticipated in 2023, following a steep increase in the previous year.
▪ skeyes spent 12M€2017 in 2023 related to costs of investments for en route charging zone, which was more than determined (+0.4M€2017, or +3.4%). According to the NSA, this overspend is due to the “decommissioning of equipment (ISAAC SR4, old WAN)” which was not foreseen in the performance plan, resulting in an overspent of depreciation costs (+0.4M€2017, or +4.8%).
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users of Belgium-Luxembourg in 2023 was 106.60€ (-2.2% below the 2023 DUC), while the terminal actual unit cost incurred by users was 214.99€ (-26% below the 2023 DUC) for Belgium and 236.97€ (-12% below the 2023 DUC) for Luxembourg. The difference between the AUCU and the DUC for the Belgium EBBR charging zone is strongly affected by the adjustment of other revenues (-11M€).
En route charging zone
Unit cost (KPI#1)
Actual and determined data | ||||
Total costs - nominal (M€) | 2020-2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Actual costs | 432 | 240 | 255 | NA |
Determined costs | 442 | 250 | 262 | 252 |
Difference costs | −10 | −10 | −8 | NA |
Inflation assumptions | 2020-2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Determined inflation rate | NA | 7.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% |
Determined inflation index | NA | 115.6 | 123.9 | 126.5 |
Actual inflation rate | NA | 10.3% | 2.3% | NA |
Actual inflation index | NA | 118.3 | 121 | NA |
Difference inflation index (p.p.) | NA | +2.7 | -2.8 | NA |
Actual unit cost incurred by the users (AUCU) (PI#1)
AUCU components (€/SU) – 2023 | |
Components of the AUCU in 2023 | €/SU |
---|---|
DUC | 109.02 |
Inflation adjustment | −2.17 |
Cost exempt from cost-sharing | 0.55 |
Traffic risk sharing adjustment | 0.00 |
Traffic adj. (costs not TRS) | −0.17 |
Finantial incentives | 0.00 |
Modulation of charges | 0.00 |
Cross-financing | 0.00 |
Other revenues | −0.64 |
Application of lower unit rate | 0.00 |
Total adjustments | −2.43 |
AUCU | 106.60 |
AUCU vs. DUC | −2.2% |
Cost exempt from cost sharing by item - 2023 | €'000 | €/SU |
---|---|---|
New and existing investments | 327.6 | 0.13 |
Competent authorities and qualified entities costs | 28.8 | 0.01 |
Eurocontrol costs | 1,016.6 | 0.42 |
Pension costs | −24.9 | −0.01 |
Interest on loans | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Changes in law | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Total cost exempt from cost risk sharing | 1,348.2 | 0.55 |