Plastic bag tax is set to DOUBLE: Price of a single-use carrier will rise to 10p

Ministers will today land a major new blow in the war on plastic by doubling the price of single-use bags.  The bag tax will be increased to 10p and extended to all small shops, markets and takeaways.  The initial 5p tax resulted in the number of single-use carriers issued by the major supermarkets falling by … Read more