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Updated HMRC guidance: plastic packaging tax

Published on: 12 August 2021
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HMRC has updated its guidance on Plastic Packaging Tax, expanding the section on liability to the tax for businesses which perform the ‘last substantial modification’ of a plastic packaging component before the packing or filling process.

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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