‘Poorly thought through’: UK food firms say packaging tax is pushing up prices

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Green groups defend ‘essential’ levy, but Heck sausages and Gü desserts among those who say shoppers will pick up tab A packaging tax designed to end our throwaway society is under fire for inadvertently adding to food price inflation as it pushes up the cost of everything from sausages to soft drinks. “It’s about 3p […]

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