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Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises
Five English water firms won provisional approval from the Competition and Markets Authority to raise bills 1% to 5% beyond Ofwat's limits, adding £556 million for infrastructure and pollution control.
- Millions of households will face increased water bills after the Competition and Markets Authority provisionally allowed five utility companies to raise charges beyond initial limits.
- Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South East Water, and Wessex Water can increase their tariffs by various percentages ranging from 1 to 5 percent.
- Kirstin Baker noted that the water companies’ requests for significant bill increases are largely unjustified.
- Emma Hardy expressed understanding of public anger over bill rises and stressed the importance of investing funds in infrastructure instead of bonuses.
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