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Marks and Spencer was ready to obtain an annual success of 40 million pounds of sustainability taxes, and the installation costs faced by retailers in the UK resulted in employment October budget.
the FTSE 100 retail sellerThe estimated annual invoice stems from the fees that will be launched from October, according to two people familiar with the costs.
It is expected that the tax, which aims to reduce the unacceptable packaging that results from retailers in the United Kingdom, will be born up to two million pounds annually from the sector, according to the British Retail Union, which represents 200 large companies, and accumulate more pressure on this industry .
Retail traders are Indeed, reeling From an increase of up to 5 billion pounds in the costs caused by the changes that were unveiled last year by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, including increases in national insurance contributions to employers and wages above April.
Tesco, the largest employer in the private sector in the United Kingdom, said it will have to pay an additional amount of 250 million pounds annually in national insurance, while You will lower 3000 jobs Because it speeds up the costs. M&S will already get 120 million pounds of budget measures.
The Bank of England said on Thursday that Reeves's decision to increase national insurance contributions will affect each of the jobs and prices more than expected, Half of its growth expectations For 2025.
Retail dealers wrote to Reeves in November to run for delay in carrying out packaging operations, which is a new set of laws presented by the previous conservative government. Date of implementation of 2024 planned It was already delayed once.
“The huge size of the new costs and the speed in which it occurs creates a cumulative burden that would make job losses inevitable and the highest prices for certainty,” says the message.
Under the packaging tax – known as the responsibility of the extended product, or the EPR plan – companies are paid in exchange for the families' packages that they produce and which consumers must get rid of.
The tax revenues go to the local authorities but are not healthy specifically for recycling.
“It is necessary for the government to publish plans on how to allocate EPR funds to enhance recycling efforts,” Andrew Obi said at BRC. “The money must be settled, ensuring that all the funds collected through (planned) by local councils to create and operate a global recycling system.”
The Ministry of Environment, Food and Wind has published the first estimate of the basis fees for the first year of the plan in 2024, but retailers are still awaiting confirmation of the final costs.
“Companies will need to be aware of new initiatives and adapt their operations to comply with any new repairs. This may include changes in packaging materials and waste management practices, from other modifications,” said Veronica Wester Selda, organizational lawyer at Osorne Clark.
Another source of anxiety for a long time for retailers is to provide 2027 of the deposit deposit system, a recycling program that encourages people to return plastic bottles, usually to recover money. Wales came out of the scheme.
“The Welsh government's decision to drop out of the unified approach (…) decisions regarding investment and separation from the infrastructure is almost at this stage,” said Naomi Brandon Bravo at BRC.
“The revenues from the responsibility fees for the extended product will generate more than one billion pounds annually to support local assembly and disposal services, while the deposit return scheme is a proven way to significantly reduce garbage in drinks with a single use beverage, to raise rates Recycling, support the government's goal to move to a circular economy.
“We continue to work closely with companies in our packaging reforms, which will create 21,000 jobs and lead to more than 10 billion pounds in recycling over the next decade.”
M & S refused to comment.
