• Koof_on_the_Roof@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    In 2022/2023, England’s water firms made a staggering £1.7bn in pre-tax profits. This fine is just chump change for them and doesn’t fix anything.

    • wewbull@feddit.uk
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      It’s 9%ish. It’s not insignificant. Far better than the 0.01% fines that you normally seee.

      Is it enough? That’s more debatable.

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        If crime is profitable and only penalty is slight reduction to the that profit, why would anyone stop doing the crime?