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Utility Bills - INI

Utility bills refer to service fees where public institutions such as the Diet, central government, and local authorities are directly involved in determining or revising fee levels. These apply to essential infrastructure and highly public services such as electricity, gas, water, railway fares, and telecommunications fees. They are classified by determination method: those decided by the Diet or government, those approved or upper-limit approved by the government, those reported to the government, and those decided by local public entities.

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[item.electricity]
code=01
slug=electricity
name=Electricity Bill
description=Fees paid to electric power companies for electricity supply.
category=Energy Supply
decisionMethod=Approved or upper-limit approved by government

[item.gas]
code=02
slug=gas
name=Gas Bill
description=Fees paid for city gas or propane gas supply.
category=Energy Supply
decisionMethod=Approved or upper-limit approved by government

[item.water]
code=03
slug=water
name=Water Bill
description=Fees paid for water supply and sewage system usage.
category=Public Health
decisionMethod=Decided by local public entities

[item.telecommunications]
code=04
slug=telecommunications
name=Telecommunications Fees
description=Fees paid for communication services such as fixed-line telephones and postal services.
category=Communications
decisionMethod=Reported to government or approved by government

[item.railway-fare]
code=05
slug=railway-fare
name=Railway Fare
description=Fares paid when using railway services.
category=Transportation
decisionMethod=Approved or upper-limit approved by government (revisions within limit are reported)

[item.bus-fare]
code=06
slug=bus-fare
name=Bus Fare
description=Fares paid when using route bus services.
category=Transportation
decisionMethod=Approved or upper-limit approved by government (revisions within limit are reported)

[item.expressway-toll]
code=07
slug=expressway-toll
name=Expressway Toll
description=Fees paid when using expressways.
category=Transportation
decisionMethod=Approved or upper-limit approved by government

[item.medical-fee]
code=08
slug=medical-fee
name=Medical Fee
description=Fees paid when receiving medical treatment at healthcare facilities.
category=Public Health
decisionMethod=Decided by the Diet or government

[item.school-tuition]
code=09
slug=school-tuition
name=Public School Tuition
description=Tuition fees paid when attending national or public schools.
category=Education
decisionMethod=Decided by local public entities

[item.administrative-fee]
code=10
slug=administrative-fee
name=Administrative Certificate Fee
description=Fees paid for certificates and documents issued by administrative agencies.
category=General Administration
decisionMethod=Decided by local public entities