The government will impose duties on plastic bags to reduce waste. At the hearing, Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that the duty on plastic bags will be set at Rp 30,000 per kilogram, assuming that a kilogram of plastic bags contains 150 sheets. The imposition of duties on plastic bags is expected to cause inflation of 0.045 percent. Indonesia is not the only country to impose duties on plastic bags. Denmark, South Africa, Taiwan, Ireland and Malaysia have imposed duties of Rp 40,000 to Rp 100,000 per kilogram of plastic bags.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 03, 2019 06:22 UTC