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Mongolia will continue to battle its severe air pollution even as funds to clean up Ulaanbaatar’s toxic atmosphere have been diverted to fill a widening budget gap, according to the country’s environmental chief.
“Every year 30 billion tugrik ($12 million) is collected from car owners, coal users and others who contribute to air pollution,” Oyunkhorol Dulamsuren, minister for environment and tourism, said in Ulaanbaatar. “This money should be used to combat air pollution but it is being used to fill the budget deficit. It should be spent only for air pollution but it’s not like that.’’