5/13/2012
Rob Ford will be making a motion to the executive committee Monday to do away with 5 cent bag fees.
As it stands, retailers charge the tax to try and deter consumers from using plastic, but the revenue goes into the store's profit. Some on council now want the revenue re-directed into programs to save the city's tree canopy from Emerald Ash Borer.
However, Ford says taxpayers are tired of being dinged every time they get groceries, and wants the tax gone.
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