article_snippet: Families face a raft of price hikes from this week on everything from the cost of a bath to prescription medicines.
article_snippet: Increases are due in council tax, water bills, vehicle exise duty, NHS charges, stamps and even Sky television packages.
article_snippet: Families face a raft of price hikes from this week, with increases due in council tax, water bills, vehicle exise duty, NHS charges, stamps and even Sky television packages (picture posed by model)
article_snippet: But many people have reason to dread the rising bills that will be arriving on many people doormats and email inboxes over the coming weeks, many of which are being hiked by government departments and agencies.
article_snippet: Water bills will go up by an average of £5 a year to £401 for the average household from tomorrow as privatised firms continue to soak customers while paying millions to privatised firms, mostly foreign, shareholders.
highlights_snippet: Price hikes are due on council tax, water, NHS charges, stamps and Sky TV .
  
highlights_snippet: But many people are dreading rising bills many people will receive in coming weeks .