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Welcome to the site. Here you will find news and resources to help campaign against charges introduced by water companies which bill churches, charities and clubs, as if they were multi-million pound businesses.

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Our key messages are

1.Churches, charities and clubs will be drained by £100 million.

2.Only big business will benefit as their bills reduce.

3.Ofwat are wrong to say the rain tax is fair. Draining resources in this way is unfair.

What the DontDrainUs.org campaign is working for

1. A review by the Government of the charging mechanism with serious consideration given to regulations that would introduce a charity band or the return to rateable value charging for churches, clubs and charities.

2. An investigation into why Ofwat ignored government guidelines and encouraged water companies to charge churches, clubs and charities as commercial enterprises.

Coverage

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/01/30/rain-tax-campaign-gets-backing-of-cathedral-100252-22815210/

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1093731_bishops_water_tax_protest?rss=yes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7859065.stm

http://www.newstin.co.uk/go-to-link/101147738/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4387459/Rain-tax-means-churches-pay-many-times-more-than-neighbouring-businesses.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7858008.stm

http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/top-stories

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/New-water-bills-hit-churches-scouts/article-667893-detail/article.html

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/01/30/rain-tax-a-disaster-for-churches-64375-22815401/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/4515278/Rain-Tax-protest-taken-to-heart-of-Government.html

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