Water Bill promises 'new deal' but higher bills?

摘要

New proposals to protect the environment and benefit the consumer are in the draft Water Bill published for consultation. However, Water UK has crticised the legislation on the grounds that customers' costs will rise due to short-lived abstraction licenses j The Measures inclunde an independent watchdog, a four fold increase in fines of up to £20,000 in Magistrate's Courts and controls on over abstraction.