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The government is facing calls to scrap a proposed plastic tax on silage bale wrap that would cost farmers £200/t. In December last year, HMRC published guidance which, for the first time, indicated ...

Livestock farmers across the UK have welcomed the change of heart by the UK Treasury which will now see silage wrap excused the £200 a tonne plastic packaging tax due to have been introduced in April.

The addition of silage wrap to the list of products attracting the new £200 a tonne plastic tax set to be introduced at the beginning of April this year has created a storm of protest from farming ...

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Silostop technical adviser Tom Chamberlain, from the UK, who was in Australia this month to speak at the Australian Fodder Industry Association conference, said the wrap was invented about 10 years ...

The government has scrapped plans to lump a £200/t plastic tax on silage wrap after intense lobbying by farm groups. In a major win for farmers, HMRC has said that silage wrap will not be liable for ...

Producers of plastic baleage and silage wrap may soon have to pay towards efforts to increase its recycling, but the Government said it had no immediate plans to ditch the plastic used. Baleage and ...