Rate Adjustments 1. Taxes applicable to the gas delivered to Buyer hereunder as are in effect on January 1st immediately preceding the effective date of these terms and conditions shall be added to Buyer's xxxx. The term "tax' as used herein shall mean any tax, license fee, or charge applicable to the gas delivered hereunder, imposed on Seller by any govemmental authority on such gas. If the eXisting rate of any such tax in effect on January 1st, immediately preceding the effective date of these terms and conditions, be hereafter increased or decreased, or if any tax heretofore in effect or hereafter be imposed or repealed, the resulting increase or decrease in such taxes, computed on a cents per dekatherm basis, shall be reflected, as the case may be, on Buyer'S xxxx. 2. Any applicable surcharge or special charges ordered by the Commission or any other duly constituted regulatory body shall be included in addition to the price of gas computed in accordance with the terms of the Service Agreement.