Shoppers may face 20p bag charge

An estimated 648 million plastic bags are used in Wales each year

Shoppers could face a new charge of up to 20p when they use plastic carrier bags at checkouts across Wales.

The National Assembly's Sustainability Committee will later publish a report calling for the levy on the use of all disposable plastic shopping bags.

The document says a standard charge of between 10p and 20p per bag would raise between