NSCB Resolution No. 11
GENERAL PRICING POLICY OF THE
PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL SYSTEM (PSS)
WHEREAS, the goal of the PSS is to provide relevant, timely, accurate and accessible
information and services to the public;
WHEREAS, with the increasing demands, the limited resources of the government
and the low priority generally accorded to statistical activities, the PSS should
help in raising additional government resources to fasttrack development and
make products and services more accessible;
WHEREAS, a policy allowing government agencies to sell their products and services
at reasonable rates is explicitly provided in the Annual General Appropriations
Act;
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 159 was issued on 23 February 1994 directing government
agencies to revise their pricing scheme to allow full cost recovery;
WHEREAS, various pricing schemes have been adopted by the agencies for various
types of products and services;
WHEREAS, issues have been raised as to what, when and how much statistical
products and services shall be sold;
WHEREAS, to address this issue, the National Statistical Coordination Board
(NSCB) formulated the Government Statistics Accessibility Program (GSAP);
WHEREAS, one of the strategies under the GSAP is to develop a standard pricing
policy among providers of statistical information and services;
WHEREAS, the NSCB led the development of such a pricing policy in consultation
with various statistics-producing agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Executive
Board approve the following:
1. The attached General Pricing Policy of the PSS be adopted by the member
agencies of the PSS;
2. The PSS agencies may develop their own pricing schemes, consistent with
the objectives and policies set in the General Pricing Policy; and
3. As the focal point of the GSAP, the NSCB shall coordinate the continuous
updating of such policy.
Approved, this 16th day of June 1999 in Pasig City.
GENERAL PRICING POLICY OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL
SYSTEM (PSS)
I. Legal Bases/Mandate:
- Annual General Appropriations Act- allowing government agencies to sell
their products and services at reasonable rates
- Executive Order No. 159 - directing government agencies to revise their
pricing scheme to allow full cost recovery
- existing policy of the PSS - to develop a standard pricing policy among
providers of statistical information and services. (under NSCB Board Resolution
no. 10 dated 29 October 1997 approving the Government Statistics Accessibility
Program (GSAP)
II Assumptions:
- The Agency/Unit shall continue to receive government appropriations to cover
regular operating expenses.
- A different policy will be adopted once the Agency/Unit becomes a self-liquidating
unit.
III. Coverage
- statistical products and services produced and provided by the Agency/Unit
- statistical products of other agency sold thru and by the Agency/Unit
IV. Objectives:
- Overall Objective:
- to translate into monetary terms the cost and value of statistical products
and services
- Other Use of the Pricing Policy:
- to help the users prioritize their needs
V. General Pricing Policies
- Pricing policies at any given time must contribute to the goal of providing
opportunity to various types of customers to acquire and avail of statistical
information and services
- Policies and pricing scheme must promote good relationship with partners
and customers
- Cost savings due to improved productivity of the office shall be passed
on to the customers in terms of reduced prices.
- The prices including the objectives and policies shall be assessed and updated
regularly to be consistent with the thrusts of the Philippine Statistical
System and to be responsive to market situation. It shall also be flexible
and responsive to the changing times and technological advances.
What/When to Charge
- The PSS aims to provide the general public with basic statistical information
on the socio-economic situation of the country.
- Complimentary copies shall be provided to government agencies as may be
determined by the agency head. However, the extent of information and services
that can be provided for free depends on available resources.
How much to charge
- The prices should be able to recover the direct as well as the indirect
costs including the developmental and marketing costs. The NSCB shall continue
to enhance its systems and processes to improve its
- The PSS shall continue to enhance its systems and processes to improve its
productivity and possibly reduce cost.
- The prices should reflect the differences in the value of the different
products and services.
- The pick-up price at the Agency central office and regional units shall
be the same.
- A standard tag price shall be adopted for each product and these prices
shall be made known to the public.
- In selling the products of other agencies, the Agency/Unit shall adopt the
same tag price of the other agency.
- A different pricing scheme shall be adopted for foreign subscribers.
- Transactions with information brokers shall be done thru a Contract with
the Agency/Unit, ensuring proper acknowledgment of data sources.
Discounts
- In accordance with the above objectives, the Agency/Unit can offer discounts.
- Subsidy shall be provided to students.
- Special discounts shall also be given as an incentive to the Agency partners
in information dissemination.
- As a goodwill to customers' patronage, standard discounts can be offered
to customers such as:
a) during new product offering
b) in large volume purchases
c) advanced payment of subscription
d) long-term subscription
Agency Pricing Scheme:
- The Agency/Unit shall develop its own pricing scheme, consistent with the
above objectives and policies.
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