Tashkent, Feb. 6 -- The Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change revealed plans to raise fines for illegal tree cutting. Some businessmen have factored potential fines into their estimates, but the minister stressed the need for stricter penalties. Currently, fines range from 1.8 to 3 million soums, but proposals aim to increase them to 30-100 million soums.

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