OFWAT PERMITS INCREASE IN WATER BILLS– By an extra 2.2% in Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex And South East England
Millions of households in England will pay even higher water bills than previously expected, after the competition regulator gave its final verdict on industry spending plans for the coming years.
Five water companies had appealed to the Competition and Markets Authority to let them raise bills higher than was initially allowed by the industry watchdog, Ofwat.. The CMA today said it would let them raise annual bills by an extra 2.2% on average.
The five companies – Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex and South East – together serve 14.7 million customers.
