Water and Sewerage Authority says it has no choice in 'toilet tax'

Mon, 27 Jan 2014

The chairman of the Water and Sewerage Authority says the new ‘toilet tax’ has been introduced with a heavy heart.

It was revealed last week that the public will be hit with a £50 surcharge for sewerage in 2014 - a figure set to rise to £100 next year.

MHK John Houghton says it was not something he wanted to implement, but they were left with no choice.

Mr Houghton explained why it has been unavoidable: