Johor to collect RM50mil annually from raw water levy


JOHOR BARU: Johor hopes to collect RM50mil annually from the levy imposed for sourcing raw water from the sea, rivers, lakes or even underground in the state.

State Public Works, Rural and Regional Development Committee chairman Datuk Hasni Mohammad said even power plants using ­sea­water to cool their turbine would be subjected to the new rates.

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