EconSearch Completed Project

Project: An Assessment of the Social Impact of NRM Levy Scenarios (2005)

Client: South East Catchment Water Management Board

Summary: Provided in this analysis was an estimate of the impact of NRM levy scenarios on landholders in the South East. The analysis was directed at three groups, namely irrigation farms, dryland farms and households. The results of the analysis showed that it was highly unlikely that the costs of the water based and land based levies would result in business closure in the South East region, even in vulnerable sectors. The levy was found to have minimal economic and social impact on households.