Thames Water price hike
Thames Water price hike labelled “disgraceful” and urged to be scrapped
Water bills are set to be hiked by 3.29% by Thames Water.
It means those residents in Harpenden, Berkhamsted Tring and surrounding villages with Thames Water will be paying an extra £15 a year
Harpenden & Berkhamsted’s Liberal Democrats have called for the “disgraceful” hike to be scrapped
Liberal Democrats in Harpenden & Berkhamsted have called for Thames Water to scrap their 3.29% water bill hike and have said that there should be “no price rises until water firms scrap insulting overseas dividends and executive bonuses”.
It comes as Water UK has released figures which forecast water bill price changes which show that water bills from Thames Water are expected to rise by £15 a year for 2024/25. It means Thames Water will be hiking up bills by 3.29% for the coming year.
Victoria Collins, Lib Dems parliamentary candidate for Harpenden & Berkhamsted, has slammed the move as “disgraceful" and has said there should be “no price rises until water firms scrap insulting overseas dividends and exec bonuses”.
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Harpenden & Berkhamsted, Victoria Collins said:
“A price hike during a cost of living crisis is a slap in the face to all those in our community who now have to pay more to water companies who have for years been pumping filthy sewage into our rivers.
“This insulting price hike should be scrapped immediately. There should be no price rises until water firms scrap insulting overseas dividends and exec bonuses.
“What is even more scandalous is that Conservative ministers have just stood aside and let water companies walk all over their customers. Thames WAter should be digging into their own pockets for once and not force these additional costs onto people in Harpenden and Berkhamsted during a cost of living crisis.
“There should be an immediate end to sky-high bonuses and payments going to overseas investors. Money that should instead be going straight on fixing our crumbling infrastructure.”