Definition: Types of costs

Category: Transport

The main categories of costs being considered are:

-- Labour costs
Note: Including wages and salaries of active staff, pensions, various social charges etc.

-- Material and service costs
Note: Including purchase of other material and services provided by third parties but excludes energy consumption costs for traction purposes.

-- Energy consumption costs
Note: Including amounts allocated for the quantity of energy for traction purposes.

-- Taxes

-- Financial charges

-- Other costs
Note: Including amounts allocated to depreciation and provisions etc. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-BI-03-002-__-N-EN.pdf