The same group of people happily accept Post office deposit or any other
government deposit scheme that merely offer 6 % -8 % return.
Not exact matches
The
government added that a variant on the
scheme could include «cash rewards» for returning drinks without the need for an upfront
deposit.
«We are committed to working with each of the state
governments to ensure any container
deposit scheme is operated efficiently with minimal impact on consumers and manufacturers.»
It is understood the
government will consider a revised offer, but still favours a container
deposit scheme as the best way to achieve its ambitious litter - reduction targets.
Total Environment Centre executive director Jeff Angel said the beverage industry was so ideologically opposed to container
deposit schemes that it had been blinded to working with the community and
government on the effective solution.
After more than a decade of community and political debate, the NSW
government is planning to introduce a container
deposit scheme, in which a refundable
deposit, probably 10 cents, would be added to the cost of every drink bottle and can.
Despite an industry scare campaign on costs, the Baird
government has received independent advice that shows a container
deposit scheme «will be cost effective and efficient».
AN alliance of Australia's top business associations has welcomed the findings of a Council of Australian
Governments (COAG) report that recommends the introduction of an industry - led national recycling and anti-litter program, while rejecting an alternative and unaffordable, $ 8 billion container
deposit scheme.
The UK
government is launching a consultation on a
deposit scheme that could see a refundable charge added to the cost of single - use glass, plastic, steel and aluminium bottles and cans in an effort to reduce waste and increase recycling.
«It was Coke that took the Northern Territory
government to court over their introduction of a container
deposit scheme, and in documents from global Coca - Cola they make it clear opposing container
deposit schemes is something every country should push for.»
A 3 - metre coke bottle is being towed across Victoria as pressure mounts on the State
Government to adopt a container
deposit scheme, with advocates saying it is the most effective thing the
Government can do to help oceans.
The
scheme will work by home buyers paying a minimum 5 %
deposit on their new home, the homebuilder contributing 3.5 % of the purchase price to an indemnity fund and the
Government chipping in a further amount, likely to be 5.5 %.
Earlier this year the
government announced a # 250 million FirstBuy
scheme to help people with their
deposit, by lending them up to 20 % of the value of their property.
The advance salary
scheme for
deposits on a privately rented home would be repaid through payroll over 12 months and follows the launch last October of a similar
scheme by the Department of Communities and Local
Government.
When the
scheme puts most of the funds in debt products like
government securities, corporate bonds, or fixed
deposits, it is known as a debt fund.
It is a
deposit scheme for the girl child introduced under the
government campaign «Beti Bachao Beti Padhao».
With time - bound goals, you will be in a better position to dictate the instruments you would invest in for the short - term requirements (bank
deposits, bond funds,
government saving
schemes) and for long - term wealth creation (equity mutual funds and stocks).
A corporate bond is not the same as a term
deposit, which is currently guaranteed by the Australian
Government's
deposit insurance
scheme (for balances up to $ 1,000,000).
The
government is consulting with industry over a tax on single - use plastics and a
deposit scheme for bottles.
The
government have said that they want to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042, with a ban on plastic straws, a tax on takeaway cups and a
deposit scheme for single - use plastic drinks containers being just a few of the ideas under consideration.
Even though the
government kept interest rates on small savings
scheme unchanged, the State Bank of India (SBI) has hiked interest rates on fixed
deposit (FDs) twice in about a month.
Although other
government - owned and private banks provide good fixed
deposit schemes, Bandhan Bank issues its
deposits at a competitive rate in the market.
The
government is, however, planning to put in place riders to stop the misuse of the single premium policies so that they are not used as alternatives to fixed
deposit schemes, sources said.
SBI's Senior Citizens Savings Scheme is a safe investment option for retired taxpayers looking to
deposit their money in
government - backed
schemes.
Whilst we're moving in the right direction with the
government's bottle
deposit scheme, and personal pledges to use less plastic, some of us are still finding it hard to reduce our plastic footprint.