Article 16 Determination of revenues(Seventh subparagraph of Article 61(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013)

For the purposes of the calculation of discounted net revenue, the revenues shall be determined on the following basis:

1. (a)

   where applicable, user charges shall be fixed in compliance with the polluter-pays principle, and, if appropriate, shall take into account affordability considerations;

2. (b)

   revenue shall not include transfers from national F1or regional budgets or national public insurance systems;

3. (c)

   where an operation adds new assets to complement a pre-existing service or infrastructure, both contributions from new users and additional contributions from existing users of the new or enlarged service or infrastructure shall be taken into account.