The government will cover the entire cost of incinerating the scrap meat and bones of cows under its comprehensive ban on meat-and-bone meal, the farm ministry said Tuesday.
Takehiko Endo, senior vice minister for agriculture, forestry and fisheries, told a news conference that local governments will be compensated by local tax allocations from the central government.
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