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<p>The single use carrier bag (SUCB) policy has successfully contributed to a more
than 80% reduction in the usage of SUCBs by large retailers. The policy excludes retailers
with fewer than 250 employees from the charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Government estimates
that 3.6 billion SUCBs were supplied by micro and small businesses (MSMEs) not covered
by the charge in 2017 alone.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that the policy to increase
the charge to 10p would cause a decline in consumption of SUCBs in MSMEs (assumed
to be 23% in the first year of change and 80% within three years (2020-2022)).</p>
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