Although the economy is booming again, Mr Kirchner only recently authorised the first tariff increase for residential users in five years.

尽管后来经济再度复苏，但基什内尔直到最近才在五年内首次批准提高住宅用户关税。

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They urged reduced utility rates for hard-pressed residential users.

他们强烈要求对经济困难的居民用户降低电力煤气价格。

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"It is, in essence, a hidden tax on all non-residential users, " Bilas said.

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The researchers found that for residential users heating water (showers, clothes washers, cooking, hot tubs, etc) accounted for 75% of water-related energy use.

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In any case, only a handful of states have plans to introduce full-scale competition for residential users before 2000 (although in some states plans for competition for industrial users are more advanced).

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