Water bills in Wales could soon rise by roughly 86 pounds which would make them the most expensive anywhere in the UK, despite Welsh Water being a not for profit company. One Welsh MP has said it is an absolutely disgrace, especially considering the cost of living crisis.
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00:00Welsh Water Dŵr Cymru is Wales' biggest water supplier. It's a not-for-profit organisation
00:07that runs everything from pipes to reservoirs, even to water sports facilities across the
00:13country.
00:14Welsh people currently pay among the highest prices anywhere in the UK, but after confirmation
00:19that they will now be able to raise their prices next year, it will make Welsh water
00:23bills the highest in the whole of the United Kingdom.
00:27The move has been called out by one Welsh MP who says it's an absolute disgrace that
00:31Welsh customers face the highest bills despite some of the lowest incomes.
00:37Lib Dem MP David Chadwick has urged the UK government to intervene and has called on
00:41Ofwat, the current water pricing regulator, to be replaced.
00:46Ofwat chief executive David Black has said the price rises gives water companies a significant
00:52opportunity to win customer trust back and use profits to substantially improve the
00:57network.