Packaging: Tax Allowances
Commons · Question 40291 · Tabled 21 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) tax incentives to help reduce packaging waste.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 31 Mar 2025
There are a several tax incentives already in place to reduce plastic waste. These include the Plastic Packaging Tax, which encourages use of more recycled plastic in packaging and Landfill Tax, which encourages waste to be diverted from landfill to more ...