Supermarket bosses claim packaging tax rescue measures ‘fall well short’

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A day after ministers published a host of changes to the scheme, retail bosses have accused Defra of failing to come up with a proper plan to tackle concerns

Supermarket bosses today claimed the government’s emergency package of concessions over its controversial extended producer responsibility (EPR) strategy “falls well short” of what is needed to salvage the scheme.

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