(f)

Calculation and forecast of prices and other assumptions for the economic analysis Member States shall provide assumptions, for the purpose of the cost-benefit analyses, on the prices of major input and output factors and the discount rate. The discount rate used in the economic analysis for the calculation of net present value shall be chosen according to European or national guidelines The national discount rate chosen for the purpose of economic analysis should take into account data provided by the European Central Bank. . Member States shall use national, European or international energy price development forecasts if appropriate in their national and/or regional/local context. The prices used in the economic analysis shall reflect the true socio economic costs and benefits and should include external costs, such as environmental and health effects, to the extent possible, i.e. when a market price exists or when it is already included in European or national regulation.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.