Cost-efficiency - Croatia
PRB monitoring
▪ The en route 2023 actual unit cost of Croatia was 31.65€2017, -31% lower than the determined unit cost (45.84€2017). Croatia does not have a terminal charging zone.
▪ The en route 2023 actual service units (2.6M) were +32% higher than the determined service units (1.9M).
▪ The en route 2023 actual total costs were -8.1M€2017 (-9.1%) lower than determined, as all categories registered lower-than-planned costs. This was mainly attributable to lower other operating costs (-4.4M€2017, or -21%). The NSA attributed this mainly to the deferral of investment projects, which resulted in lower maintenance and third-party services costs, as well as to the lower-than-expected expenditures on licenses and leases of intangible assets. The PRB highlights that the actual number of ATCOs in OPS FTEs for Croatia Control were -13% below plan.
▪ Croatia Control spent 11M€2017 in 2023 related to costs of investments, -8.9% less than determined (12M€2017), mainly due to the postponement of investment projects
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2023 was 40.10€ (-17% below the 2023 DUC), mainly affected by higher than planned SUs.
▪ The en route regulatory result for Croatia Control amounted to +16M€, or 16% of the 2023 revenue. This may indicate that the airspace users are charged for costs which have not materialised in 2023.
▪ The PRB will take into consideration the implementation of the RP3 performance plans when assessing the RP4 cost-efficiency targets and urges Croatia to take immediate, adequate, and proportionate action to implement the relevant ATCO and investment plans committed to in the RP3 performance plan.
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 | 162 | 87 | 97 | NA |
Determined costs | 171 | 86 | 94 | 97 |
Difference costs | −9 | 0 | 4 | NA |
Inflation assumptions | 2020-2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Determined inflation rate | NA | 1.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% |
Determined inflation index | NA | 104.3 | 106.3 | 108.7 |
Actual inflation rate | NA | 10.7% | 8.4% | NA |
Actual inflation index | NA | 116.4 | 126.2 | NA |
Difference inflation index (p.p.) | NA | +12.1 | +19.9 | NA |
Actual unit cost incurred by the users (AUCU) (PI#1)
AUCU components (€/SU) – 2023 | |
Components of the AUCU in 2023 | €/SU |
---|---|
DUC | 48.05 |
Inflation adjustment | 5.32 |
Cost exempt from cost-sharing | −0.28 |
Traffic risk sharing adjustment | −8.63 |
Traffic adj. (costs not TRS) | −1.54 |
Finantial incentives | −0.37 |
Modulation of charges | 0.00 |
Cross-financing | 0.00 |
Other revenues | −2.44 |
Application of lower unit rate | 0.00 |
Total adjustments | −7.95 |
AUCU | 40.10 |
AUCU vs. DUC | −16.5% |
Cost exempt from cost sharing by item - 2023 | €'000 | €/SU |
---|---|---|
New and existing investments | −1,062.4 | −0.41 |
Competent authorities and qualified entities costs | 109.1 | 0.04 |
Eurocontrol costs | 229.8 | 0.09 |
Pension costs | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Interest on loans | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Changes in law | 0.0 | 0.00 |
Total cost exempt from cost risk sharing | −723.5 | −0.28 |