Millions face higher water bills as suppliers allowed £3.4bn extra spending
by Jillian Ambrose from World news | The Guardian on (#77N92)
Firms in England and Wales seek to fund measures including supporting new homes and datacentres
Millions of households in England and Wales face higher bills after water companies were given the green light to spend 3.4bn more than planned, including to support new homes and datacentres.
The new spending will come on top of the 104bn programme of investment approved by the regulator that had already meant water bills will rise by 36% over the second half of the decade.
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