Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> govt worst case scenario for nationalising water still leaves households better off</p><p>Research found an average of 35% of customer bills used to pay for interest on companies’ loans, &amp; to pay dividends to shareholders</p><p>You're paying a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PrivatisationTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatisationTax</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> companies dividends &amp; debt</p><p>Publicly owned <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishWater</span></a> doesn’t pay dividends to private shareholders, lost just 8% of revenue in interest payments</p><p><a href="https://weownit.org.uk/news/governments-worst-case-scenario-for-nationalising-water-still-leaves-households-better-off/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/news/government</span><span class="invisible">s-worst-case-scenario-for-nationalising-water-still-leaves-households-better-off/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PrivatisationTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatisationTax</span></a></p>