TALLINN - The plan was to encourage recycling and comply with European Union policy, but some fear a new excise tax on soft drink packaging could cost more money than it saves and promote bad habits.The law, drafted by the Environment Ministry to comply with European Union standards, regulates all soft drink packaging and requires producers to recover at least 40 percent of their packaging material or face a tax. That percentage will jump to 60 percent on Jan. 1."We might end up with a situation where a bottle of beer costs less than a bottle of soft drink," said Coca-Cola representative Th...
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