gaz1
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im pulling this back up as there now going to charge you 150.00 more on your bills for something they should have fixed themselves
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However, to fund the investment, Water UK announced that water companies plan to hike customer bills. It said that it expected bills to rise by £13 a month, or £156 annually, by 2030.
Campaigners reacted with outrage at the news customers would foot the bill. Many commenters on social media also highlighted the amount of profit the water industry has generated. The Guardian reported in August 2022 that, since privatisation at the end of the 1980s, water companies have paid more than £72bn in dividends to their shareholders. Meanwhile, company bosses had made £58m in the previous five years.
Campaigners are outraged as water bills are set for dramatic increases to fund new infrastructure
Water companies want to raise bills to fix the network - despite shareholder profits and ongoing poor performance
www.thecanary.co
However, to fund the investment, Water UK announced that water companies plan to hike customer bills. It said that it expected bills to rise by £13 a month, or £156 annually, by 2030.
Campaigners reacted with outrage at the news customers would foot the bill. Many commenters on social media also highlighted the amount of profit the water industry has generated. The Guardian reported in August 2022 that, since privatisation at the end of the 1980s, water companies have paid more than £72bn in dividends to their shareholders. Meanwhile, company bosses had made £58m in the previous five years.
