Carrier Bag Levy First Payment Due

First payment of the Carrier Bag Levy due from 1st July

Northern Ireland retailers are being reminded that the first payment of the Carrier Bag Levy is due from 1st July 2013. The Carrier Bag Levy is a 5p charge for each new single use carrier bag dispensed to customers.

Retailers now need to declare the number of single use carrier bags that they have issued during the last quarter and make the related payment to the Department of the Environment (DOE). The net proceeds for the months April, May & June 2013 are due from 1 July 2013, and payment should be made no later than 28th July 2013.
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