#UK govt worst case scenario for nationalising water still leaves households better off
Research found an average of 35% of customer bills used to pay for interest on companies’ loans, & to pay dividends to shareholders
You're paying a #PrivatisationTax for #water companies dividends & debt
Publicly owned #ScottishWater doesn’t pay dividends to private shareholders, lost just 8% of revenue in interest payments
Government's worst case scenario for nationalising water still leaves households better off | We Own It
If the government took water into public ownership, it could save customers £3 billion a year. Research shows that debt and dividends is crippling the industry’s ability to fix the sewage crisis.