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Carrier Bag Levy – Price Threshold
The current consultation document outlines the Department’s intention to increase the levy on single use carrier bags to 10 pence. The paper also proposes that any reusable bag sold for less than 40 pence will also be subject to the levy.
- Transport
The Consumer Council has urged summer holiday-makers to pack a copy of its ‘Plane Facts’ or ‘Plain Sailing’ guides, as part of a campaign to raise awareness of passengers’ rights. We also want to hear from any passengers who experience problems when travelling by plane or ferry.
- Transport
Consumer Council Report Shows Switching Awareness and Experience Positive, But Switching Culture Sti
An impressive 96 per cent of electricity customers and 86 per cent of natural gas customers surveyed know they can switch suppliers, and those who have switched found the process easy, a new report from the Consumer Council has found.
- Energy
Power to Switch
A report into consumers’ views and experiences of switching energy supplier.
- Energy
Ways to Pay Report
A report into Northern Ireland consumers' views on making payments.
- Personal Finances
Airports Commission Discussion Paper 04: Airport Operational Models
Given Northern Ireland’s geographic location, the region’s passengers are dependent on air travel to access GB destinations and further afield. The Northern Ireland’s air links, both international and domestic make an important contribution to the region’s economic growth and social well-being, supporting trade and inward investment and facilitating tourism.
- Transport
Consultation Response to Publishing Information about Enforcement Warning Notices
- Personal Finances
The Consumer Council is heading to the Newry Agricultural Show and Family Festival on Saturday 29 June 2013, one of a number of shows it will be attending during the summer.
- Water
Flight Disruption - Your Rights
If your flight is delayed or cancelled or if you are denied boarding because your airline has overbooked the flight, the airline is required by European law to inform you of your rights.
- Transport
The Consumer Council has welcomed a new current account switching service, due to launch in September 2013.
- Personal Finances