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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maroosha Muzaffar

Water investors have withdrawn billions from private companies, analyst claims

Shareholders in some of the UK’s largest water companies have withdrawn £85.2bn since privatisation while failing to invest sufficiently in infrastructure, according to analysis from the University of Greenwich.

The analysis claims that, adjusted for inflation, shareholder investment in the top 10 water and sewage firms has decreased by £5.5bn since 1989.

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