Paul Flynn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the annual income from the carrier bag levy in the four years from October 2015.
Dan Rogerson
The estimated gross revenue from the charge in England is set out in the table below:
|
Calendar year |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Revenue |
£22.1million |
£110.5million |
£112million |
£113.5million |
The Government expects retailers covered by the charge to deduct reasonable costs from the revenue raised and use the remaining part for good causes. VAT will be included in the 5p charge.
No profits generated from this charge goes to the Government.
