Campaigners outraged as public shoulders cost of privatisation with proposed water bill increases
CAMPAIGNERS blasted Ofwat for making the public pay for the failures of privatisation with proposed water bill increases today.
The water regulator has put forward proposals to increase water bills by an average of 21 per cent over the next five years.
Thames Water, which paid dividends worth £158 million in March, proposed an increase of £191 over five years, but Ofwat lowered this to £99.
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