IPART uses a real rate of return in setting prices to cover a utility's costs. This requires the conversion of a nominal cost of capital to a real cost of capital by adjusting for expected inflation. IPART derives a 10-year inflation adjustment using inflation-indexed swap.
The calculator sets out IPART's approach to calculating the 10-year inflation adjustment for the purposes of calculating the cost of capital.
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