Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) – Industry in North Rhine-Westphalia should be able to access a total of 200 million euros in state funds to finance investments in climate protection. This was announced by Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) on Tuesday in Düsseldorf. Economics Minister Mona Neubaur (Greens) explained that the financial aid should advance NRW on the way to becoming the first climate-neutral industrial region in Europe.
The regulation is to be implemented with an addendum to the Budget Act 2022, which the NRW cabinet passed on Tuesday. The budget volume is said to increase by 900 million to 88.4 billion euros. The supplementary budget is also planned without new debt. The state parliament still has to approve the draft.
