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Ofwat accused of bailing out fat cats after proposing 'intolerable' water bill hikes
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UNAFFORDABLE water price hikes proposed by Ofwat show the embattled water regulator is failing to protect vulnerable customers, the GMB said today.

The union said bill payers should not be forced to bail out the sector’s fat cat bosses after two in five households in England and Wales warned they will struggle to afford increased bills proposed by Ofwat.

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