en-GBhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/60EPiServer CMS 6 R2http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/23012013-214528/This ill-conceived tax will benefit supermarkets as it will allow them to stop providing free bags thereby increasing their profitibility. But it will be yet another burden on small independent local traders who will have to implement this tax usi...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/23012013-214528/Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:45:29 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/10122012-163950/More red tape, more cost to business, more enemployment. Why doesn't the assembly do something postive for the economy for a change. we are 4 years in to the worst recession in 80 years and the assemble is doing nothing for businesses. Another bac...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/10122012-163950/Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:39:51 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/12112012-111146/its a blatant money raising scheme,another back door taxation.here in newtownards the roads and pavements outside the council offices are cleaned EVERY single morning(weekends included)..yet i have never seen a cleaner in my own street.this sort o...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/12112012-111146/Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:11:46 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/21082012-094005/I reluctantly accept the need for a 5p single-use carrier bag charge however, I think that increasing the charge to 10p is unfair and unnecessary. This charge may end up punishing people who try to re-use carrier bags but also shop spontaneously a...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/21082012-094005/Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:40:05 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/26072012-185730/I have seen the arguments against this levy and I don't agree. Of course, there are the usual suspects who claim it is an example of the government dictating people's lives. This argument does not fly because being "free" does not mean being free ...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/26072012-185730/Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:57:31 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/22052012-173028/The concept of the plastic bag levy is to be supported, as is any measure that reduces our reliance on disposable petro-chemical plastic. Outside of raising tax revenue however, the actual impact on litter & the environment will unfortunately be...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/22052012-173028/Tue, 22 May 2012 17:30:28 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/17052012-215347/It woul appear to me that the DoE is trying to offset it's own budget reductions by imposing ridiculous levies on the public, who are already suffering greatly from the cuts imposed. Better education and more structured public advertisements would...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/17052012-215347/Thu, 17 May 2012 21:53:47 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/16052012-131040/I agree with the 5p plastic bag levy but consumers need an alternative solution. There are other environmentally friendly options available so the charge should not apply to these items. Recyclable paper bags should be tax free and reusable juco...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/16052012-131040/Wed, 16 May 2012 13:10:40 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/15052012-164901/Given that the levy is going ahead it shold be as high as possible, even 20p. The levy should not apply to materials shuch as paper that biodegrade. Environmental awareness messages should be put on all one use bags like they have on cigarettes,...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/15052012-164901/Tue, 15 May 2012 16:49:01 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/14052012-211330/10p is too small an amount to deter people. It needs to be more like 20p , with stepped programme of incremental increases , at the same time paper and cellulose bags should introduced and encouragedhttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/14052012-211330/Mon, 14 May 2012 21:13:30 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/14052012-100149/I support a 10p charge per bag and the income generated ringfenced for sustainable projects. http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/14052012-100149/Mon, 14 May 2012 10:01:49 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/13052012-211836/Charge is not relevant in today's economy and is a tax by another name .It should be rejected as it adds burden to traders and their customers alike,making more work for yet more civil servants.It's a short sighted policy http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/13052012-211836/Sun, 13 May 2012 21:18:36 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/11052012-091728/To have a meaningful impact the charge should start at 00.10p. The botom line is that NI is in litter terms a mess, and outsiders that come here are very quick to remark on it. The litter collection costs do have to be met by the community, thus t...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/11052012-091728/Fri, 11 May 2012 09:17:29 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/10052012-160826/The levy should start at 10p per bag and then be extended to 20p per bag. The proposed levy (5p per bag) is simply too little to be effective. The levy should apply to all types of single use bag to encourage people to use multiple use bags. The...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/10052012-160826/Thu, 10 May 2012 16:08:27 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/10052012-141710/I suggest the committee either read or see a synopsis of the very detailed paper prepared by Keep Wales Tidy at http://www.keepwalestidy.org/policy-and-research# which fully supports introduction of the levy. Starting at 10p would make good sense....http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/10052012-141710/Thu, 10 May 2012 14:17:10 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/10052012-133103/The charge should be 10p per bag immediately otherwise people will not take it seriously. There should be a free issue of re-usable shopping bags made from hemp in the first few monthshttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/10052012-133103/Thu, 10 May 2012 13:31:03 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/09052012-160550/This copy cat model merely allows manufacturers and sellers to carry on regardless as they are encurring no cost. The solution to the environmental problem should be dealt with at the start of the chain, not the end, only this will significantly...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/09052012-160550/Wed, 09 May 2012 16:05:50 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/09052012-134536/I support the proposals for the levy on plastic bags only and feel that a 2 pence levy would be enough to charge people in the present economic climate This levy would go some way to reducing the litter problems we have in all areashttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/09052012-134536/Wed, 09 May 2012 13:45:36 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/09052012-095109/I fully support the levy in terms of hopefully reducing the litter problem created by single use plastic bags, however I suspect the real motive behind the levy is to raise money for the DOE. The proposals have also ignored the results of life-cyc...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/09052012-095109/Wed, 09 May 2012 09:51:09 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/08052012-114222/I support the proposals for the levy and the plans to implement it. I'm content that it covers all single use bags, not just plastic. If it was to be extended to bin liners and/or nappy bags etc, I think it would be fair to exclude those which are...http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/News-and-Media/Assembly-Round-Up/Dates/2012/5/The-Assembly-passed-the-Single-Use-Carrier-Bags-Act-Northern-Ireland/08052012-114222/Tue, 08 May 2012 11:42:22 GMTBlogRoot