Environmental Ministry offers paper bags instead of plastic

This year the green tax has changed, retailer must to pay more after the small plastic bags.

 It is not necessary, that the price of
fruits or bakery products must increase only because of the striped
green tax – said the ministry of Environment and Water. Further the
retail chain CBA said, because of the changes in the green tax,
retailers pass the costs on the consumers and it bring price
increase.

Ministry said if the retailers collect
the plastic bags back it can reduce the extra costs of the green tax
or stores can offer paper bags instead of the plastic ones.