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Green Tax Should Be Allocated to Resource EPA: Justice Suood
Supreme Court Justice Husnu Al Suood, in a ruling that quashed a High Court interim stay halting dredging at Gulhifalhu, said the Environmental Protection Agency should be made financially resourced, legally independent and autonomous, and that the state's green tax should be allocated to it. He also called for a national strategic environmental assessment and noted that the state received around MVR 1 billion in green taxes last year with no specific portion allocated to the EPA.
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The purpose of such an assessment should be to study all the land, lagoons, and wildlife within the entire state territory and identify areas that need to be protected for future generations.
In order to do this, I think it is incumbent upon the state to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency is financially and resourcefully able to fulfil its obligations and to give them the necessary legal independence and autonomy… …
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around MVR 1 billiongreen tax revenue received by the stateMaldives Republicthe state received around MVR 1 billion in green taxes last year, yet no specific portion is allocated to the EPA.
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