Question 5127 — taxes and duties

Summary

Mr. Vincent Trébuchet draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty to the economic and health consequences of the new tax on food packaging. On the one hand, this tax increases the costs of professionals - bakers, butchers, or small traders - already faced with reduced margins. The additional costs could also be passed on to consumers, weakening greater purchasing power in an inflationary context. For example, the simple replacement of paper bags with supposedly more ecological alternatives represents a disproportionate logistical and financial constraint for artisans who do not have the means of large brands. Finally, and this is a crucial point, this measure seems to ignore hygiene requirements, which are at the heart of the ministry's concerns. The experience of bulk sales, promoted as a sustainable solution, has already revealed significant flaws: studies and testimonies have highlighted cross-contamination, conservation problems and increased health risks, particularly for sensitive products such as cereals or legumes. If these difficulties are proven for dry foods, what can we say about the potential consequences for products as well? delicate than meat? Without suitable packaging, the risks of bacterial proliferation, such as salmonella or E. coli, could become uncontrollable, endangering public health. Faced with this situation, he would like to know what concrete measures the Government intends to take to guarantee that the reduction of packaging is not done to the detriment of health standards. He also questions him about the evaluation of the economic impact of such a measure, hoping that the Government will communicate the results as quickly as possible to the professionals concerned.

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