Water-tariff up by 30%
Posted by Editor on November 12, 2016 - 9:39 pm
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The tariff on water will increase by a minimum of 30%, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said today.
Low-income households, religious institutions and schools will be exempt, the NWSDB said.
The water-tariff was last revised on October 1, 2012.
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The tariff on water will increase by a minimum of 30%. This must be a miss print. It should be .03%.
Here we are talking about water. Next thing is to fix a meter to every bodies nose and charge for the air you breath.