"Plastic tax in Europe: Who will pay the bill in the end?"

In the online seminar hosted by Deutsches Verpackunsinstitut (German Packaging Institute), the WTS Germany experts Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen and Bertil Kapff will talk about the challenges that arise for companies in the course of introducing a tax on unrecycled packaging waste as of 1 January 2021.

Content

•     Introduction and background to the plastic tax at EU level - financial instrument, environmental incentive tax or new "tax"?
•     Overview of the state of implementation in the Member States
•     Insights: Legislative process in the UK, Italy, Sweden and Spain
•     Participant questions and discussion

Date

25 November 2020, 10.30 am - 12 pm

Language

The main language of the seminar is German. Our WTS Global experts will present in English.

Speakers:

• Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen, WTS Germany
• Bertil Kapff, WTS Germany
• Chiara Mejnardi, WTS R&A (Italy)
• Andrew Gelling, Andrew Gelling Tax Consultants (Ireland)
• María Palacioa, ARCO Abogados (Spain)
• Veselina Petkova, Delchev & Partners (Bulgaria)
• Gavin Helmer, Hansuke Consulting (UK)
• Pontus Kartberg, Svalner (Sweden)

For further information and registration, please visit the website of the German Packaging Institute here.

Please note the registration deadline on November 18, 2020.