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Families 'face being overcharged GBP 46 by Scottish Water'
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SCOTTISH householders are to be overcharged for their water by up
to GBP 1 billion, the equivalent of GBP 46 per household, according
to a new report out this week.
Economists have studied the way Scottish Water operates and
concluded not only that customers are being asked to pay too much,
but that ministers might be left with no choice but to privatise the
authority because of "poor financial management".
The report, which was written by economists Jim and Margaret
Cuthbert and is due to be published by the Fraser of Allander
Institute, has already led to demands from MSPs for changes to ...
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