SIR Keir Starmer was criticized last night for introducing another Net Zero tax increase.
Struggling households could see bills rise by up to £56 a year after the Prime Minister quietly signed off on a new tax on plastic packaging.
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Sir Keir Starmer was criticized last night for introducing another Net Zero tax increaseCredit: AP
The “grocery tax” is expected to raise prices as retailers and manufacturers pass the cost on to their customers.
An impact assessment of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme estimates the levy will raise £1.4 billion in the first year, with consumer bills rising by between £28 and £56.
Reform deputy leader Richard Tice told The Sun: “Labour’s unrealistic Net Zero plans are being exposed for what they are – a farce that is making life more expensive for working people.”
Lord Craig Mackinlay, chairman of the Net Zero Scrutiny Group, warned that the “little noticed” tax would “add unnecessary costs to consumers”.
The scheme was originally proposed by Michael Gove when he was environment secretary, but was dropped after Tory MPs objected.
Conservative peer Lord David Frost said it was right to drop the idea after it was realized it was too expensive – something the prime minister “doesn’t care about”.
A spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said: “The packaging reforms will create 21,000 jobs and boost more than £10bn of investment in recycling over the next decade.”
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