The only money the government is the VAT the rest is mostly donated to charity or good causes
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Marks and Spencer, who started charging for plastic bags in all its stores in 2007, split the revenues from the bags - with half going to a selection of national charities and the other half going to a community cause chosen instore.
In recent years they have supported MacMillan Cancer Support, Breast Cancer Now and the Marine Conservation Society
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Last month, Tesco announced it would donate the expected £30m windfall to 2,500 local projects around the country from parks to sports facilities and community gardens,
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But the legislation does not state that stores must pass on the money raised and employers can deduct costs and training from that revenue before donating
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...-a6679811.html
Incidentally only shops with more that 250 employees are forced by law to charge