Directed by the Secretary of State, the consultation provides an overview of potential water and sewerage charges being introduced in Northern Ireland to support budget sustainability and raise additional revenue. The consultation will focus on those areas which would offer greatest value in helping to address the unsustainability of public finances.
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Views will be sought on the main pathways that water and sewerage charging could be introduced, how a relief scheme to protect vulnerable people might be developed, and how charging might be billed and collected.
The consultation also seeks views on other revenue raising options including the removal of the domestic allowance for non-domestic customers, charging for septic tank desludging and recovering the cost of roads drainage from all customers.
The consultation will run for 14 weeks from 7 December 2023, closing on 13 March 2024.
