Plastic bag levy coming in 2013

Maguire01 · January 30, 2012, 06:10:40 PM

Long overdue. I'd have no objection to the price being even higher. It's an avoidable tax, so no one has to pay it.

I generally use the reusable bags for the 'big' shop - especially in Tesco where they give you points for it (although that will probably stop now). M&S have used NI as one of their UK 'pilots' and have been charging for some time now - you get into the habit of carrying a few things in your hand rather than pay for a bag when you don't actually need one.

BennyCake · January 30, 2012, 06:49:09 PM

Marks & Spencer charged me 5p for a bag last week!

playwiththewind1st · January 30, 2012, 07:57:56 PM

Well - Alex Attwood is going to get recycled by Alasdair McDonnell shortly anyway! That'll teach him.

Minder · January 30, 2012, 08:03:03 PM

Quote from: playwiththewind1st on January 30, 2012, 07:57:56 PM
Well - Alex Attwood is going to get recycled by Alasdair McDonnell shortly anyway! That'll teach him.

This has been in the making long before Attwoods time as Environment Minister.

Billys Boots · January 31, 2012, 08:43:14 AM

By the way, down here it was sold as an environmental tax, when its real purpose (and achievement) was to stop litter (of shopping bags).

Shamrock Shore · January 31, 2012, 09:35:19 AM

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Billy! Has Tommy Neah's English been lost on you?

Billys Boots · January 31, 2012, 09:40:34 AM

Jaysus, that was bad alright. Apologies.