Thames Water, after the retreat of the government ‘retention payments’ freezes’

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Thamesu water agreed to stop mobile storage payments agreed as part of a pound of £ 3 billion after a pound of £ 3 billion to withdraw anger from the government of the labor.

Talks with the crisis, government, government, utilities and its creditors, “Stop touch and revise”, this is a person close to the work, he said. “All parties accept that payments are distracted by the main problems in the hands of payments.”

Steve Reed, surrounding secretary, met JuiceThe decision to withdraw the controversial payments, the delivery of money will be “something wrong”.

Giving by the largest Water Company of England, the environment, food and village and Thames come a few days after the word war between the water leadership Payments.

The company that serves near the country’s population, the weight of £ 20 billion debt debt and is in exclusive discussions with a private capital company with a private capital company attempting to protect against temporary renene. The utility came It is dangerously close to running out of money Earlier this year, including large lenders, including US Hedgehogs Elliott, a $ 3 billion loan with the management and silver point.

The company’s retrieval payments said that Thamza Water Chair Montague Parliamentarians last week that the presenters could be up to half of the annual wage for the best managers of the Beleague.

The company insisted that the ministers could serve their attempts first to stop generous payments. Defra officials, in turn, said they could say that “Thamesi cartridges are trying to loot for personal profit.”

Reed, approved the environment session on Tuesdays was made in Tuesday.

“Over the past few days, Thames has exceeded this ban, we have seen a very unfortunate situation because he tried to call on something different.” “I really am very happy that Thames now threw these suggestions.”

The government’s powers will be paid to the absence of powers to prevent payments 3bn credit9.75 percent rate comes with the fee.

Defra, in certain conditions, such as the company failed in the financial or environment, such as a water act that will give you greater powers than bonuses.

However, Thames was not related to the performance because of the implementation of the execution of the capture bonuses last week, because the retention bonuses did not fall below the execution.

The company has already acknowledged Lift payment packages to compensate bonus restrictions.

Feargal Sharkey, a pop star environmental, accused Pantomima policy to direct the bonus issue. “It will hold headlines, but it will get nothing and a small policy that will bring more things,” he said.

The payment of bonuses has become a lightning bar for public anger, including Thames, including at least one third this year.

“He has never intended to protest the government’s reform for the reform of the Thames Water Council’s reform. “After the latest discussions, the Board decided to suspend the arrest scheme and waiting for the guidance from the regulator (..) Our approach decided to ensure that our approach supports our target and wider expectations.”