�Confusion� reigns over plastic bag levy

Plastics bag 'levy' has encouraged consumers not to toss plastic bags away as they did in the past
Plastics bag 'levy' has encouraged consumers not to toss plastic bags away as they did in the past

The collection of plastic bag levy remains shrouded in mystery since no one, including government, wants to own up to the responsibility of collecting the money made from the sale of plastics.

BusinessWeek has learnt that since the levy was imposed in 2007, consumers have forked out millions of Pula to retail stores from the compulsory plastic bag levy that should have been used to fund environmental initiatives but government is yet to collect the proceeds.

The Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) yesterday distanced itself from the collection of the plastic bag levy, stating that it is instead the responsibility of the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

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