Environmental protection expenditure on uptrend

Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin

KUALA LUMPUR: Industry players in Malaysia spent RM2.89bil for environmental protection expenditure in 2019, up by 7% from the amount spent in 2018.

This is largely driven by an 18% growth in capital expenditure, according to the Statistics Department in its Environmental Protection Survey Report 2020.Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said operating expenditure posted a moderate growth of 3% in 2019.