What does 'it cannot be too often restated' mean?
Here's the sentence:
It cannot be too often restated that more funds should be set aside for the development of green technology', and that environmental guidelines should be laid down for major development projects.

I find this phrase 'cannot be too often restated' confusing. On top of that, 'more funds should be set aside for development...' means more money should be invested in development of green technology or less?

source: An all-too-real picture of doom from South China Morning Post, 20th January, 1997

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What does 'it cannot be too often restated' mean?
Here's the sentence:
It cannot be too often restated that more funds should be set aside for the development of green technology', and that environmental guidelines should be laid down for major development projects.

I find this phrase 'cannot be too often restated' confusing. On top of that, 'more funds should be set aside for development...' means more money should be invested in development of green technology or less?

source: An all-too-real picture of doom from South China Morning Post, 20th January, 1997

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If you make a statement, you state something.  If you repeat it, you restate it.  They are saying we need to keep repeating it so people learn/listen/remember.

It is saying more money should be ring-fenced.  Put to one side whilst projects/needs are identified and used for them.

Set aside come from the idea of physical cash.  For example in my first job I was paid cash, and would put some money in a old tin, to save for a holiday.  I would put to one side so as not to spend it on other things as I would have if it was in my purse.

In this case when they talk about guidelines being 'laid down', they are suggesting the rules are not clear enough.  This might be people deliberately not following the guidelines or it might be they genuinely misunderstand them, so they need to be made clear, or laid out; formally written down.

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Basically means it can't be stated enough.

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Basically means it can't be stated enough.