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Environment & Energy

muriel_volestrangler

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6. English water suppliers were privatised in the 90s

Reply to bluedeathray (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 09:20 AM

Jul 2013

This is their trade association complaining their core business could get problems from another business. Originally, they were all publicly listed companies, with customers getting a few shares at a discount price in the privatisation, but now half of them are owned by Hong Kong, Malaysian, and Australian corporations, or by privately-owned British ones.

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