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The Union and SPD are planning a new plastic tax of 550 euros per tonne, which is set to apply from July 2027 for plastic packaging with a plastic content of more than five percent, in order to reduce consumption and generate household funds, while industry associations criticize the rapid implementation without sufficient consultation. #Plastiksteuer #Umweltschutz #Kunststoffverpackungen (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that indirect taxes continued to rise. Following taxes on tobacco and discussions about a sugar tax, there should now also be a tax on plastic packaging. According to the food newspaper he referenced, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry for the Environment were planning such a levy, which was expected to generate around 1.3 billion euros in additional revenue. Boeminghaus explained that the tax could increase the burden on consumers alongside other taxes, as such costs are often passed on to private households through higher prices. He wrote that as more consumer goods are taxed additionally, real purchasing power declines and many people become poorer. He ironically referred to Germany as a country where people "pay gladly and well." https://t.co/HO9LlEgy8r #Steuern #Deutschland #Plastiksteuer (translated)

Joana Cotar wrote that the federal government intends to introduce a tax on plastic packaging by July 1, 2027. Affected are plastic packaging and films as well as composite packaging with a plastic content of more than 5 percent, she explained. Cotar criticized that the CDU and Friedrich Merz had stated during the election campaign that Germany had a spending problem rather than a revenue problem and that taxes were high enough. The justification for generating additional revenue for the federal budget with the tax, in her opinion, shows that environmental protection is not the priority. In conclusion, she dismissed the plan with a vulgar remark reminiscent of Elon Musk. #Plastiksteuer #Umweltschutz #Bundesregierung (translated)

Österreich hat die neue EU-Recyclingquote für Kunststoffverpackungen erfüllt, was von der Altstoff Recycling Austria als bedeutender Fortschritt gewertet wird, während gleichzeitig die Herausforderungen durch hohe Kunststoffeinträge und die Belastung durch Mikro- und Nanoplastik in der Umwelt bestehen bleiben. #Kunststoffrecycling #EURecyclingquote #Umweltschutz