VAT and koef application in FRED

Happy new year, hope you are well. Due to the current and developing tough economic situation in Malawi, we at .mw ccTLD are considering ways to provide better conditions for registrars that operate or are based in Malawi. One possible way to do this is to charge them for EPP operations at a different rate as they provide and manage domains locally to those in Malawi. We are aware that FRED does not provide a differential pricing scheme, however, FRED does provide VAT charges that can be different from one registrar to another, some registrars can be configured to be charged VAT but others can be on no-vat. When we looked at this we also noticed that there is a parameter call "koef" in the database. This seems to affect how credit is allocated to a registrar but it does not appear to be linear. So, we would like to find out the following: 1. If we wanted a group of registrars to be charged say 10% less for an EPP transaction, how can we use the VAT setting in FRED to achieve that ? 2. How is koef used in the FRED system - is there a formula ? 3. Can we use koef in a positive way to benefit some registrar only ? 4. What happens if we set a negative value for koef ? 5. Can we set a negative value for VAT ? Please provide any additional details as we are also exploring SQL ways to achieve differential pricing or crediting of groups of registrars. Regards, Paulos ===================================== Dr Paulos B Nyirenda NIC.MW & .mw ccTLD: http://www.nic.mw SDNP: http://www.sdnp.org.mw Tel: +265-(0)-882 089 166 Cell: +265-(0)-888-824787 WhatsApp: +265-(0)-887386433 -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com ------- End of forwarded message -------