True or false?

PLEASE tell us it is a figment of our imagination that Cork city manager Joe Galvin is thinking of charging for the plastic bags issued to households for recycled waste.
Wed, 09 Nov, 2005 - 00:00

We in the Labour Party accept that waste charges are necessary.

The tax on plastic bags in supermarkets showed that any charge will reduce the consumption of an item.

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