Water companies in England and Wales ordered to pay £158m back to customers
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Water companies in England and Wales have been ordered to pay £158 million back to customers - after the regulators found they had missed key targets on pollution and leaks.
  • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 month ago

    It’s 9%ish. It’s not insignificant. Far better than the 0.01% fines that you normally seee.

    Is it enough? That’s more debatable.

    • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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      1 month ago

      If crime is profitable and only penalty is slight reduction to the that profit, why would anyone stop doing the crime?