Oettinger pushes plastic tax but colleagues express doubts

The European Commission said on Tuesday (16 January) that it will "explore" whether an EU-wide tax on plastic is feasible, but fell short of supporting the idea amidst disagreement between its key members.

The commissioner in charge of the EU budget, Guenther Oettinger, floated the idea of a plastic tax last week as a way to plug the gap that will be left after the UK no longer contributes to the EU budget after Brexit.

The Ger...