What would you tweak about the UK? Your first instinct may be 'a flat rate of income tax', 'independence for Cornwall', or 'free university education for all'. Yet I'm not talking about big contentious change – this is about quick fixes for life glitches.
Water and sewerage bills in England and Wales will fall by an average of 2%, or £9, over the year beginning April 1, water companies have announced today.
Water bills in England and Wales will fall by around £20 over the next five years after water watchdog Ofwat today told suppliers to cut bills by an average of 5% between 2015 and 2020.
Water group United Utilities is scaling back next year's planned price increase after hitting households in north-west England with a 4% hike earlier this year.
Hundreds of thousands of households could pay more for their water under Government-backed plans to install meters in areas where water shortages exist.
6 June 2011
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