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Place an additional tax of 10p a packet on chewing gum to pay the clean up costs

Submitted on Thursday 21st July 2016

Published on Friday 29th July 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 29th January 2017

Signatures: 9

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Media ~ Tax ~ UK

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Place an additional tax of 10p a packet on chewing gum to pay the clean up costs

Petition Details

According to the LGA it costs £1.50 to clean a piece of chewing gum from a pavement. Not all chewing gum users are irresponsible about its disposal but it is wrong for general taxation to pay the clean up costs. A levy of 10p a packet (plus an explanation on the packet) will offset part of the costs

Additional Information

The LGA estimate that it costs £60M a year to clean up chewing gum. http://www.local.gov.uk/media-releases/-/journal_content/56/10180/6745145/NEWS


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