Plastic grocery bag tax raises stir in Ireland

Tuesday, March 5, 2002

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Ireland slapped a 13-cent-per-bag surcharge on plastic shopping bags Monday, a measure lauded by environmentalists but decried as a rip-off by many struggling Dublin residents.

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