Bottles, envelopes and milk tetrapak How much will the plastic tax cost?

Small bottles for water and soft drinks, salad bags. But also tetrapak milk containers and materials to protect the transport of objects, such as polystyrene. Caps and labels. There is a long list of plastic products that will be subject to the new «plastic tax» provided by the maneuver. The new tax on plastics, from which the compostable ones are excluded, has already alarmed consumers: it is feared that the new costs will be unloaded by companies on consumers, with families that risk spending up to € 138 more, according to Federconsumatori . According to the calculations of the Codacons the blow can reach 165 euros, also considering the stop, always in an ecologist key, to the subsidies on diesel for haulage even for 3 euros.

The plastic tax will apply to all disposable products, excluding syringes and cans, buckets and containers for storing various items. All the products for containment, protection, handling or delivery of goods or foodstuffs are involved, explains the report accompanying the draft of the Budget Law. These include bottles, envelopes and even food trays, but also tetrapak containers used for milk, soft drinks or wines as well as containers for detergents made of plastic materials. Also involved are expanded polystyrene packaging, bubble wrap rolls and stretch plastic films and films, which are used to protect or deliver products such as appliances or IT equipment. Alongside the new ecological tax, the Giallorossi government also introduces incentives for companies that aim to convert to bioplastics production. These companies will have a 10% tax credit for expenses incurred in 2020 up to a maximum of 20 thousand euros.

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