Greifswald plans packaging tax: more expensive for fries and bratwurst?
Greifswald plans packaging tax: more expensive for fries and bratwurst?
in Greifswald is strongly discussed about a new packaging tax, which is intended to serve to reduce the garbage in the city. As the Nordkurier have reported, the factions Bündnis 90/The Greens, CDU, SPD and the left have been resolved with the title "Clean city of Greifswald - for an improvement in street cleaning". Above all, there are more frequent vacancies of garbage buckets and the installation of additional wastebasket on the agenda.
One of the central points of this template concerns the planned introduction of a packaging tax, which could come into force from 01.01.2026. A model for this project is the city of Tübingen, which has been raising a similar tax on disposable packaging since 2022. There, for example, a coffee mug costs 50 cents. The city administration of Greifswald plans to check the effects of this tax on various sales outlets and to enter into discussions with the companies concerned.
expectations and concerns
Critics within the Greifswald citizens, including the AfD and parts of the CDU, reject the packaging tax and demand that the topics of trash cans and tax to coordinate separately. It remains to be seen whether the city council will take these concerns into account.
other cities in discourse
in Tübingen, which serves as a model for Greifswald, the packaging tax has been legally confirmed. The Federal Constitutional Court recognized the legality of the tax at the end of 2024. Other cities such as Heidelberg and Freiburg discuss similar concepts, which shows that the topic is very popular nationwide. But while the municipalities are working on the new rules, the companies have to become prepared for a variety of different statutes and tax rates, which increases the economic burden.
The packaging tax should not only reduce packaging waste, but also promote the use of reusable packaging. But there are doubts about the actual effectiveness of these measures to avoid waste. In theory, income from the tax is intended to co -finance the costs for waste disposal, but there is no legal purpose.
The additional bureaucratic effort is a challenge for companies. Companies must provide evidence of the type of use of the packaging, while in doubt the municipalities check whether they are correct according to the new rules. The DATEV emphasizes that the regulations include a few paragraphs, but a lot of interpretation references and detailed regulations that bring the companies into one Administrative whirlpool can pull.
The IHK is committed to pragmatic solutions, for example through positive incentives for reusable packaging and the expansion of return and cleaning structures. It is to be hoped that politicians and businesses pull together here and find the best possible solutions. In the spirit of a clean and sustainable city.
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