Dubai: Energy and water costs go up 15% from January 1st

2011 is already shaping up to be a year of inflation with news that Dubai water and electricity charges will go up by 15 per cent across the board from January 1st.

The announcement from the Supreme Council of Energy in Dubai will come as a nasty shock to some residents but is not that surprising given the series of hikes to petrol prices over the past year, and the holding of utility prices.