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Not the right move to curb pollution MARIE

Comment on "Pollution discharge fees to rise dramatically" (China Daily, April 16)

I don't agree with the method of collecting pollution discharge fee to deal with the environmental problem. Why should the money collected be called "fee" rather than "fine"? Is the fee a penalty that factories polluting and endangering our environment have to pay? Or, is it an amount polluters need to pay to continue polluting our air, water and soil as they wish, without any punishment?