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Finding a basis for water charges: balancing social, economic and environmental needs — the National Consumer Council's response to the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Region's consultation on water charging
Corporate Author	National Consumer Council - NCC
Publisher	National Consumer Council, London, 1998
Pages	48 pp (PD 47/E2/98)
Source	National Consumer Council, 20 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1HW 0DH.
Keywords	Water engineering industries ; Charges ; Consumer protection ; Comments or Evidence submitted.
Annotation	The National Consumer Council (NCC) represents the interests of domestic consumers, and has a specific responsibility to represent the interests of disadvantaged consumers. This is the NCC's response to the consultation, `Water charging in England and Wales - a new approach'. Comments are made on the paper's lack of detailed information and unclear objectives: are these to introduce a fairer method of charging, or to reduce water use? The NCC does not consider it worth spending resources on seeking ways to extend competition in this sector, given that the water industry is a monopoly. It calls on the government to carry out more research, to develop a long-term water management plan for a fairer system of charging and sustainable use of water. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-981027215 B
Classmark	XJG: QEJ: WYP: 6PM
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