Regulator Profits from Licensing Fees

The National Meteorological Fund is financed partly through "fees and charges accruing to the Authority" from its regulatory functions, including licensing meteorological data services and weather-related businesses. This creates a perverse incentive structure where the Authority profits directly from licensing private meteorological service providers, discouraging digital innovation in weather forecasting, climate data platforms, and related services. Startups and private companies must fund their own regulator, creating barriers to market entry and giving the Authority financial incentives to expand licensing requirements rather than facilitate innovation.