Packaging Tax: Do Cities in the North Follow the Example of Tübingen?

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50 cents on fries bowls and coffee cups, 20 cents on drinking straws and cutlery. According to the Federal Constitutional Court, municipalities for food and beverages are allowed to take away a packaging tax in accordance with the model of Tübingen.

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In Freiburg, the controversial tax is introduced at the turn of the yearLörrach does not want to follow the Freiburg decision: The city administration rejects a packaging tax. It would mean that it would have to pay more for disposable packaging such as coffee cups and bowls in the snack bar. However, costs and benefits would not be in proportion, the city of Lörrach explained - even if the model in Tübingen had shown that there is less garbage.…