Beijing sees tenfold boost in collected pollution fees
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Hiked">Hiked</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="polluting">polluting</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rake">rake</span> <span word="in">in</span> 88 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($14 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="watchdog">watchdog</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> 8.34 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhong">Zhong</span> <span word="Chonglei">Chonglei</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Monitoring">Monitoring</span> <span word="Team">Team</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="protector">protector</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p><p><span word="Per">Per</span>-<span word="kilogram">kilogram</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="tenfold">tenfold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sulfur">sulfur</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span>, <span word="nitrogen">nitrogen</span> <span word="oxide">oxide</span>, <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ammonia">ammonia</span> <span word="nitrogen">nitrogen</span>.</p><p><span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="emission">emission</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> 900 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="discharge">discharge</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emission">emission</span> <span word="provision">provision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="discharge">discharge</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quota">quota</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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