Tax on plastic bags to be expanded?
Coalition MKs propose bill to expand tax on plastic shopping bags to apply to all stores, include other types of bags as well.
Coalition MKs propose bill to expand tax on plastic shopping bags to apply to all stores, include other types of bags as well.
Since 2016, consumption of single-use plastic shopping bags has dropped by 75%, report says.
Bill dreaded by Israeli shoppers finally passed, will ban free distribution of plastic shopping bags beginning in January 2017.
The plastic bag fee is set to be reduced from 60 agurot to 10, but some scientists question the wisdom of eliminating the bags altogether.