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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Stephen Wood

Fact check: Wastewater reforms set to target companies, not individual homes

There are no plans to install effluent meters in UK properties (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

A TikTok user has racked up more than a million views with a video describing an alleged plan by the Labour Party to impose greater taxes on households which generate more sewage.

The man in the video claims that, “as part of their Net Zero agenda”, the Government will attach “a measuring device” to domestic pipes connecting to the sewage system over the next decade. He claims that the more the meter detects, “the higher your tax will be”.

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