Water tariff hike to be used to pay debts and improve infrastructure, says regulator


PETALING JAYA: Money earned from higher water tariffs will be used to pay off debts, replace decades-old pipes and valves, and fix leaks in the distribution system, says the federal water regulator.

National Water Services Commission (Span) chairman Charles Santiago said the tariff hike is not meant to burden consumers or allow water utilities, some of whom are straining with massive debts, to make a profit.

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