The Manx Utilities Authority won't bring in water meters because they'd be too expensive to install.
That's the message from the chairman Dr Alex Allinson who's been questioned about a 6.4 per cent hike in water rates this year.
In the House of Keys he faced questions from MHKs who wanted to know why an across-the-board increase was being brought in.
Dr Allinson said a report in 2015 had looked at water meters but decided against them:
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24-hour silence challenge in memory of late husband
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Commissioners says approval for new social housing ‘very welcome’
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Works get underway at glen near Kirk Michael
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