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Scotland introduces a minimum charge for plastic bags
Geoff Riley
21st October 2014
From the 20th of October, shoppers in Scotland are required to pay a minimum charge of 5 pence for each plastic bag they use.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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