Labour MSP Rhoda Grant calls for £100 Scottish Water rebate
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LOCAL Scottish Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has called for a one-off £100 water tax rebate for Moray households to tackle the cost of living crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Last month, Scottish Labour's interim leader Jackie Baillie revealed the existence of a cash stash worth more than £500 million in the bank vaults of Scottish Water and its subsidiaries.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant is calling for the excess cash to be used to deliver a one-off £100 water tax rebate for every household in Moray, benefitting 42,983 households.
“It is time the hard-pressed families of Moray got money back from this obscene cash stash," she said.
“It is clear that water customers across Moray have been overcharged for years and they need the money in their household budgets at this time, not sitting unused in Scottish Water’s bank vaults.
“Not only can a water rebate be easily afforded from the cash Scottish Water has stashed away, it means that any planned above-inflation water charge increases can be dropped for a number of years to come.
“By delivering an immediate flat-rate £100 rebate on their next water bill, every household in Moray will benefit – with the poorest households benefiting most.
“This is the sort of good news that households across Moray need after a hard winter. It is, after all, our money – as the people of Scotland own Scottish Water.”
