{
  "id": 19116222,
  "title": "After cancellation of the Union faction: Schneider: Union must name alternative to plastic tax",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/nach-absage-der-unionsfraktion-schneider-union-muss-alternative-zur",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T07:34:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/nach-absage-der-unionsfraktion-schneider-union-muss-alternative-zur-plastiksteuer-nennen/100268353.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider is calling on the Union to provide alternative proposals after they rejected a plastic tax. The tax was agreed in the coalition committee in the spring and was intended to help reduce plastic waste and secure the budget. Schneider wants the Union to come up with ideas to make up for the shortfall in the budget by Thursday, when the budget committee meets to finalize the 2027 budget. The plastic tax would charge 550 euros per tonne of plastic packaging from July 2027, aiming to reduce waste, and is expected to bring in 805 million euros in 2027 and 1.5 billion euros annually from 2028.",
  "summary": "Recently, Union parliamentary group leader Frei had clearly rejected the plastic tax. However, the revenue from it is already being planned. The Federal Environment Minister now sees the Union as being responsible.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}