As of January 1, 2023, Spain introduced a tax on plastic packaging with the Spanish Law 7/2022. The Scope of the Spanish Plastic Tax. In order to increase the circular economy and to implement the European rules for reducing the single-use plastic, Spain has therefore applied a tax to all non-reusable plastic-containing packaging, semi-finished products and final products. Plastic tax applies to all packaging: primary, secondary and tertiary. It includes packaging manufactured in Spain and the imported items. The tax cannot be applied to packaging made of certified recycled content. The tax fee of 0.45 euros per kg is related to the non-recycled plastic content, therefore, the quantity of recycled plastic in the packaging is not taxable. However, the Spanish…