Quote Originally Posted by OngBonga View Post
So ok tap water companies can't literally charge what they like, but they can still overcharge .
Myth.

I though I had explained this quite thoroughly. There is a regulatory body within the government that oversees that tap water company and verifies that their return on invested capital is fair and consistent with the rest of the market.

They really don't have the ability to raise prices, or 'overcharge', in a way that would exploit their status as a monopoly.