Water and sewage bills up by 7%
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English and Welsh households will pay about 7% more for water and sewerage from April, officials confirm.
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Local authorities are setting their council tax bills for the coming year. Most of Scotland's 32 councils are meeting on Thursday to set their charges, with the average levy due to rise by 4% from 1,053 to ...
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Some householders will face legal action for unpaid water charges within seven weeks, the BBC learns.
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Northern Ireland householders will face an average water bill of Â£300, according to the government.
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The company says the record price of wholesale gas, which also effects the cost of electricity, is to blame. A spokesman said the increases would add an extra 7p a day to electricity bills.
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Business & money: Around 60% of Thames Water customers expected to save money after tariff change
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EDF Energy puts up electricity tariffs by 7.9% and gas prices by 12.9%, blaming the soaring cost of wholesale energy.
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By Tom Sheehan, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jan. 31--BUCKEYE LAKE, Ohio -- Ed Houk and hundreds of other Buckeye Lake-area residents are upset about a proposed 69 percent sewer rate increase this year, but there may be little they can do about it.
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By Jerome L. Sherman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Mar. 13--WASHINGTON -- Southwestern Pennsylvania stands to benefit from a  package of $14 billion in low-interest loans that the U.S. House approved last  week to help local governments pay for improvements to their sewage systems.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 7--More people moving to North Carolina means more water usage in homes, businesses and industrial plants.
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By Katherine Tam, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 15--Garbage rates could go up in Danville, Lamorinda and Walnut Creek to cover a $1 million shortfall.
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It's taking on water, and debt.
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Scotland's council tax bills will increase by an average of 1.9% this year, municipal leaders say.
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Npower raises electricity prices by 12.7% and gas bills by 17.2%, blaming higher wholesale costs.
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By Toni Lepeska lepeska@desotoappealcom  Olive Branch leaders, faced with complaints from residents about high sewer bills, may attempt to use an averaging formula and other methods to help alleviate homeowner costs.
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The average property tax bill in New Jersey topped more than $6,300 last year, a 7 percent hike over what was already the nation's highest property taxes, new state figures show.
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WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction to the highest levels in more than three years.