Air Passenger Tax to double
Posted: 07 Dec 2006, 00:49I'm amazed that nobody has picked up on this yet [:0]
Because they're not ALREADY a bloody huge chunk of any airline ticket bought in the UK... [ii]
Mr Brown announced fuel duty would rise and air passenger duty would increase from £5 to £10 for most flights.
British Air Transport Association said doubling passenger tax was "a mistake".
The association's Roger Wiltshire said the tax would not encourage the aviation industry to find solutions for cleaner engines.
"The government and ourselves were both agreed for some time that the right approach to environment and aviation was emissions trading.
"Air passenger duty is already paid to the extent of a billion pounds. This announcement today will double that to two billion pounds.
"Not a penny of that is going to be spent on improving the emissions or performance of aircraft," he added.
Because they're not ALREADY a bloody huge chunk of any airline ticket bought in the UK... [ii]
