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06/05/2014
Water Charges 'Fair For Families' - Minister Howlin
Water charges will be "fair for families", Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has said, adding that there would be no standing charge along with a "decent" allowance for households.
Mr Howlin made his comments as he attended a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings.
The minister said that in the Programme for Government it had been promised that every household, particularly those with children, would be given a generous allowance of free water, adding that they had been working to achieve that goal.
Minister Howlin added that paying for utilities such as water was one of a number of difficult steps on the road to recovery.
(MH/IT)
Mr Howlin made his comments as he attended a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings.
The minister said that in the Programme for Government it had been promised that every household, particularly those with children, would be given a generous allowance of free water, adding that they had been working to achieve that goal.
Minister Howlin added that paying for utilities such as water was one of a number of difficult steps on the road to recovery.
(MH/IT)
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