Owners Central Union: the mechanism of Tallinna Vesi price increase in inappropriate

Estonian Owners Central (EOKL) Union says the Tallinna Vesi and other sewage companies’ price formation needs independent surveillance mechanism, which would consider the aspects of competition rights and consumer protection. Taavi Madiberk, the secretary general of EOKL, said the union will not contest the price increase at the moment, but the lack of surveillance mechanism, postimees.ee writes. AS Tallinna Vesi, the main drinking water and sewerage service provider, announced yesterday of the plan to to increase the water and wastewater tariffs by 13.4 pct. The new tariffs will be approved by Tallinn city government by September 30, 2008 and will be applied from January... [read full story]