Meacher's Bag Tax Vetoed By UK Treasury
According to recent reports, UK Chancellor, Gordon Brown has rejected proposals
put forward by Environment Minister, Michael Meacher to levy a 10p tax on supermarket
shopping bags in order to reduce waste and littering. The Independent reported yesterday that despite the runaway success of a similar
scheme in Ireland, the Treasury has condemned the idea as 'impractical'. 'There are no plans for this. Tax is a matter for the Treasury and the Chancellor
is sceptical about this,' an unnamed senior Treasury source told the newspaper
on Wednesday. However, the Chancellor is said to be considering increasing the amount of
landfill tax paid by local councils, in order to encourage them to consider
recycling as a viable alternative. According to the Independent, Mr Brown is expected to announce an increase
from £13 per tonne of rubbish dumped in landfill sites to £30 in
his November pre-budget report. The additional revenue raised will go towards funding designated environmental
schemes, and will not be diverted elsewhere, the newspaper announced. .
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