Scottish Secretary Alister Jack calls for a halt as business leaders raise fears over costs.
"The introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme is a challenging and complex piece of work," he said.
Mr Jack added: "It is not too late to think again and so I am calling on the Scottish government to pause its scheme and work with us to design a system that works for the whole UK."Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said the Deposit Return Scheme should be "paused" It was pushed back to July 2022, with the government blaming the Covid pandemic, then delayed again until August this year.
He said: "The government's own review has said this cannot work. This means it is reckless going ahead.
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