EPR is a tax and won’t improve recycling before 2030, admits Treasury spending watchdog

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The Treasury  has also forecast the cost of EPR will rise by £200m from the government’s previous estimate by the end of the Parliament

The Treasury’s spending watchdog has changed the definition of the new extended producer responsibility fees that come into force from today to a tax

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