Authority Funded by Regulated Businesses

The National Meteorological Fund is financed substantially by fees collected from the businesses the Authority regulates, including licensing fees from meteorological service providers and percentages extracted from construction contracts (1% + 2.5%), oil production (3%), agricultural insurance (5%), and maritime operations (10%). This creates a perverse incentive where the Authority's institutional survival depends on maximizing licensing requirements and fee collection rather than serving public interest. Private meteorological businesses must fund their own regulator, creating significant barriers to market entry and increasing operational costs across multiple economic sectors without transparent parliamentary oversight of fee structures.