Nach Absage der Unionsfraktion: Schneider: Union muss Alternative zur Plastiksteuer nennen
Deutlich hatte Unionsfraktionschef Frei zuletzt der Plastiksteuer eine Absage erteilt. Doch mit den Einnahmen daraus wird schon geplant. Der Bundesumweltminister sieht jetzt die Union in der Pflicht.
Following the Union's rejection of the plastic tax proposal, Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) pressed for alternative suggestions. "Robust fiscal policy is crucial, especially in these years and days, which is why the Union also has a commitment to come up with other proposals," said the SPD politician in ZDF's "Morgenmagazin".
The Union needs to present ideas by Thursday, "to close the budget hole we have," emphasized Schneider. "The plastic tax was an agreement from the coalition committee in the spring and served not only an ecological control, but above all to secure our budget." The so-called reconciliation meeting of the Budget Committee is on Thursday, where budget experts will make the final touch to the budget for 2027, which then stands for a decision in the Bundestag.
In the federal government, a debate on the introduction of a plastic tax is ongoing, which wants to make packaging more expensive. A preliminary draft would levy 550 euros per ton of plastic in packaging from July 2027 onwards. This is intended to contribute to less plastic waste. The SPD is pushing the project; the Union has major reservations.
Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) plans to use the money from the plastic tax. For 2027, it is projected that there will be additional revenues of 805 million euros, with nearly 1.5 billion euros per year starting in 2028.
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