A Cabinet paper is being prepared to allow states to increase water tariffs, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.<br /><br />When wrapping up his ministerial replies on Budget 2024 in Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Nov 1), the Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister said that a hike in water tariffs by the respective state water operators was inevitable but assured that a balance would be struck to ensure that any water tariff hike would not burden consumers.<br /><br />On a separate issue, Kubang Kerian MP Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man suggested that the study on water management in Johor should not involve outside parties, saying that water sources is a matter of national security and should not involve outsiders.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/y34rkxaa<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
