IMPOSING excise taxes and proposing a ban on single-use plastics (SUP) contradict the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework, an industry leader argued.

Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry member and former President of the Philippine Plastics Association (PPIA) Danny Ngo said that the simultaneous push for excise tax on plastic bags raises concerns about policy coherence and potential economic impacts.

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