allan catt wrote:
Next year the British Goverment are allowing Gas &Electricity company’s to charge every household in the Uk £16 to cover the debt of non payment by people who have not paid their utility bills,surely it’s the responsibility of the utility co.to recoupe the debt not pass it on to the rest of the country,they are making millions of pounds a year let them take it out of their profit.
Not uncommon in business, you just dont hear about it. Most businesses make an allowance for bad debts when setting the price of their product. Maybe the Gas and Electric Company havent been doing that but are now forced to do so by the shareholders.