'Stealth tax' fear as Treasury admits money raised from new plastic charge could fund public services

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Money raised from a new plastics tax could be siphoned off into other spending areas, the Government has admitted, raising fears it will be used as a "stealth" tax.

 

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Can they start fining and sending to prison polystyrene manufacturers.

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