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Thread: Plastic bag tax - this is long overdue.

  1. 30th January 2012, 09:03 PM #1
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    Plastic bag tax - this is long overdue.

    When this was introduced in the Republic it had an immediate impact and reduced plastic bags meeing up the environment by 90%.
    I think I'll now justified in doing a Factual by claiming this as another stunning success for SDLP policy.BBC News - Tax on plastic bags introduced in April 2013
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  3. 30th January 2012, 09:05 PM #2
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    no tax on plastic sir . end of.
    Nec Aspera Terrent... má meas a bheith agat mo chultúr, beidh meas a bheith agam do chultúr.
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  4. 30th January 2012, 09:12 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by between the bridges View Post
    no tax on plastic sir . end of.
    Has Mickeymac taken over your body?
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  5. 30th January 2012, 09:14 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Boy View Post
    When this was introduced in the Republic it had an immediate impact and reduced plastic bags meeing up the environment by 90%.
    I think I'll now justified in doing a Factual by claiming this as another stunning success for SDLP policy.BBC News - Tax on plastic bags introduced in April 2013
    Actually really good. Very noticeable difference in bags lying a round the place.
    It's only a bit of craic
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  6. 30th January 2012, 09:15 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Boy View Post
    Has Mickeymac taken over your body?
    it was the title that did it!!! anyway it's overdue plastic bags are a nuisance and not just on the internet!
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  7. 30th January 2012, 09:18 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by between the bridges View Post
    no tax on plastic sir . end of.
    Dangerous game you're playing Bridge. It'll all be fun n giggles when you start but pretty soon you'll not be able to end a post without it and Michael will be after you for copyright
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  8. 30th January 2012, 09:18 PM #7
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    Without having to look at foreign States we have a similar UK comparator with Wales in this regard. Extraordinary measures for extraordinary times I suppose, Minister Attwood's action can seem reasonable in the circumstances.
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  9. 30th January 2012, 09:19 PM #8
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    Anyway back to the thread:

    How tthe hell am I menat to sniff my glue now? It's always the poor that suffer
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  10. 30th January 2012, 09:24 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Northtipp View Post
    Actually really good. Very noticeable difference in bags lying a round the place.
    I'm glad to see it anyway. Most people in the south seem to bring reusable bags nowadays from what I can see. I'd like to see a chewing gum tax. They considered bringing that in in the Republic a few years back, but the FF government at the time were apparently lobbied by the US embassy, who were acting on behalf of Wrigleys, and dropped the idea.
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  11. 30th January 2012, 09:28 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Boy View Post
    I'm glad to see it anyway. Most people in the south seem to bring reusable bags nowadays from what I can see. I'd like to see a chewing gum tax. They considered bringing that in in the Republic a few years back, but the FF government at the time were apparently lobbied by the US embassy, who were acting on behalf of Wrigleys, and dropped the idea.
    Good show. TK Maxx had a policy of charging for bags up until a few months ago but seem to have dropped it recently. M&S charge for food bags, clothes bags are free for some reason. I and most of my friends take our own bags when shopping anyway which is a good habit to get into, though dont always have one when popping to the local shop, my bad.
    Chewing gum tax would be a good thing, pedestrian areas are blighted by it all over.
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