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Plastic Packaging Tax: Public Consultation

Asked by Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 15 October 2024UIN 7520

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had discussions with His Majesty's Treasury on the Government's response to the consultation on Plastic Packaging Tax - c

Answered by Mary Creagh

Yes. Officials in Defra work closely with HM Treasury colleagues. We are aware that the Treasury has committed to publishing a response to the consultation before the end of this year.

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