Written Question·Treasury·UIN 88087
Plastic Packaging Tax
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 13 November 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the (a) Plastic Packaging Tax rate and (b) recycled content requirement to promote domestic recycling.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe Plastic Packaging Tax was introduced in April 2022 under the previous government and provides a price incentive for businesses to use recycled plastic in the manufacture of plastic packaging – thereby stimulating the collection and recycling of plasti...
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