Forest protection to get a boost from EFT mechanism, says Nik Nazmi


KLANG: The policy of Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT) will be institutionalised to encourage the protection of the nation's forests, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister stressed that this was part of the requirements by the Finance Ministry for EFT to be increased to state governments from RM70mil to RM150mil under Budget 2023.

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