The single-use carrier bag charge will increase from 5 pence ($0.07) to 10 pence ($0.14) and extend to all businesses in England from May 21, the Government has confirmed. Under the extension, all stores, including corner shops, will have to apply the charge. Previously only businesses with 250 employees or more had to charge per bag and smaller shops could choose to do so voluntarily. The 5 pence ($0.07) levy on plastic bags was introduced in England in 2015, with the most recent figures showing that the number of single-use bags distributed by large supermarkets has fallen more than 95 percent. The average person in England now buys just four single-use bags a year, compared to around 140 in 2014. A survey in December for waste and resources body Wrap found 73 percent of consumers supported the levy. However, the same poll found that 26 percent of consumers still buy …