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UK’s CMA rejects 80% of water price increases sought by companies

Published 09/10/2025, 08:08
UK’s CMA rejects 80% of water price increases sought by companies

Investing.com -- The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally rejected nearly 80% of the water price increases sought by five water companies, according to a decision issued Thursday.

The CMA’s provisional redeterminations on water price controls will allow only 21% of the total £2.7 billion in additional revenue requested by the companies, amounting to £556 million.

This decision is expected to result in an average additional increase in customer bills of 3%, significantly lower than what the water firms had initially requested.

The competition watchdog’s ruling comes as part of its review of water price controls, with the final determination still pending.

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