by Chris Thomsen | Carrier Bag Tax
Shoppers in Northern Ireland can expect their weekly shop to cost a little more from 8th April 2013, as assembly members vote in favour of the ‘Single Use Carrier Bags Charge Regulations ’ and agree on a carrier bag levy of at least 5p per bag....
by Chris Thomsen | Carrier Bag Tax
A full year has passed since the Welsh Government introduced a 5p charge for all single-use carrier bags, and as the scheme has been heralded a success by Welsh Ministers, it could be just weeks before England and Scotland decide to follow suit. While it initially...
by Chris Thomsen | Carrier Bag Tax
Northern Ireland is set to follow in the footsteps of Wales by introducing a 5p carrier bag levy on all single use plastic bags handed out from April 2013, and to ensure the operation runs smoothly, an entire team of staff has been dedicated to ensure that sellers...
by Chris Thomsen | Carrier Bag Tax
The Government may have made embarrassing u-turns on their proposed Cornish pasty tax and static Caravan tax, but it seems the Lib Dems are not going to let them back down on their proposed plastic bag tax in England, as they vote to ‘bolster their...
by Chris Thomsen | Carrier Bag Tax
A recent poll by the ‘Break the Bag Habit’ coalition of anti-litter groups and conservation societies such as Keep Britain Tidy and the Campaign to Protect Rural England, found that the majority of UK shoppers think that a 5p plastic carrier bag charge...
by Chris Thomsen | Carrier Bag Tax
Retailers in England may have escaped the controversial carrier bag levy longer than their Welsh and Irish counterparts, but with the London Assembly calling on the Government to introduce a mandatory charge on all single-use plastic bags, it looks as though we may...