MSE News: Water bill prices set to rise this April

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"Although water bill prices are being hiked the Consumer Council for Water says there are still ways to save. ..."
"Although water bill prices are being hiked the Consumer Council for Water says there are still ways to save. ..."
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Thats sort of the point. If the price didn't go up it might well start to taste different, and not in a good way.
If you want a safe, secure supply of water you have to pay for it and given average bills still equate to less than £1 a day thats not a bad deal for a safe and secure water supply, and sewage system.
Of course if you want to pay less get a meter and use less water.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
Thames Water was acquired by Kemble Water Limited on 1 December 2006. Kemble Water Limited is 100 per cent owned by Kemble Water Holdings Limited. The investors in Kemble Water Holdings Limited comprised Macquarie's European Infrastructure Funds 1 & 2, certain other Macquarie-managed funds and various non-Macquarie investors made up largely of pension funds and other institutional investors from Europe, Canada and Australia.
Anglian Water owned by 80% foreign-owned multinational Osprey consortium.
After privatisation tariffs increased by 46% in real terms during the first nine years, operating profits have more than doubled (+142%) in eight years, investments were reduced and public health was jeopardized through cut-offs for non-payment.
See Wikipedia and websites for all details.
Dwr Cymru does not have ordinary shareholders and is owned by its members.
The increased costs by the other companies must be icreased dividends.