50% WATER CONSERVATION TAX? WHAT IS THIS?

Water is a must, a need for all.

So the real deal is the relevant department increase 45% of water charges instead of 30%, since there is a 50% water conservation tax to our monthly bill.

I leave the rest of imaginations to u guys. — feeling disgusted.

According to PUB

“It also includes the Water Conservation Tax (WCT), which is imposed on the potable water tariff. The WCT reinforces the message that water is precious. This tax is also to reflect the full incremental cost of producing more potable water (likely by desalination and NEWater) beyond PUB’s present output, so that consumers are conscious of the scarcity value of the water they use.”

Source: https://www.pub.gov.sg/watersupply/waterprice

So we pay 50% extra every month to remind us that water is precious.

Should the govt give us 50% extra GST money to remind them that our votes also very precious? I could not think of another example as we hardly get anything back.