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Environment | State and local tax (SALT) | Tax policy

Pennsylvania Mulls First Statewide Plastic Bag Tax In The U.S. As ‘Small Price To Pay’
ByKelly Phillips Erb August 22, 2013July 15, 2020

A bill being explored in Pennsylvania would make the state the first in the country to tax the use of plastic bags at retail sites. But questions abound: Is it fair? Is it appropriate? And is it enough?

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Environment | State and local tax (SALT)

Paper Or Plastic? Seattle Says No To Bag Tax
ByKelly Phillips Erb August 24, 2009May 17, 2020

I previously blogged that Seattle was contemplating a tax on plastic bags which managed to garner a decent amount of support. Clearly, the initial support wasn’t enough. Seattle voters firmly rejected the measure in a vote this month. The bill, had it passed, would have made Seattle the first city to tax both plastic and…

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