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Ireland plans to double plastic bags tax

Source: The Guardian

Dublin : Ireland | 2 months ago

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Ireland has revealed plans to double the tax on plastic bags as a way of protecting the country's environment. The Irish Republic was the first nation to tax plastic bags, and now the Fianna Fail-Green party coalition in Dublin plans to increase the levy to €44 cents per bag.

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