Ministers to use water company fines on environment changes and not fund Treasury
Ministers to use water company fines on environment changes and not fund Treasury
Ministers are planning to use money from fines handed to water companies for polluting rivers and seas to improve the natural environment (Picture: PA)
Cash collected from fining water companies is set to be re-pumped back into the environment, rather than to fund ministers, according to new Government plans.
Funds will be ringfenced to invest back into water quality improvement initiatives,…