date:Jun 19, 2014
ed next year.
Chair of the Committee, Joan Walley MP, said the bag levy is the right solution.
It will reduce litter, cut carbon emissions and reduce waste. Despite our Committees recommendations, the government has decided not to apply the charge across the board, but to go ahead with its proposed exemptions.
The Committee insisted this proposed exemption for small retailers was not supported by the Association of Convenience Stores, the National Federation of Retail Newsagents or the Britis