Air Passenger duty

Not seen it mentioned, but as of February, air passenger duty will rise, so for long haul business passengers, they will now pay £80 instead of the current £40, and short haul economy ones will pay £10, up £5.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6213328.stm

Economy passengers will only pay £40, as if you fly in a premium cabin, they charge more tax (double). Still I think it is awful that they are putting the tax up on flights and cars! [:(!] I don't see them putting the prices down on public transport to encourage people to use that eh!

It's still up £20 for Economy long haul, quite a jump.

Hi,

It is quite a jump to £80 even for PE pax. I do not think Gordon Borwn told us where the funds are going to.

The main problem I have with this is that it is prending to be a " green " tax but we are not told how much funds are being invested in energy efficiency or alternative fuel research which could have a real impact but rather the APD is a " revenue source"

Regards

TBS

[Bazz]

Not wishing to be political but George Gordon Brown, sorry, "PM designate", don't you just love him? [}:)]


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I'm all for combatting climate change, but I despise the way the media and hence everyone else;) blames aviation for all the problems. A few taxes are hardly going to make much difference other that to gain political/public favour and in my opinion that is all this is. If the govt. want to actually do something, they need to make changes across the board, not just in one area.

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Originally posted by DMetters-Bone
I don't see them putting the prices down on public transport to encourage people to use that eh!

Not quite sure how that could happen as the notion that public transport is actually in public ownership is so 1970's. OK, I guess taxes could be used to subsidise such publicly benevolent companies as Stagecoach and Virgin Trains*, but I'm not sure I want my taxes ending up in the pockets of shareholders.

My name's Ben Elton, goodnight.

* though to be fair at least you get a breakfast and power point for the kings ransom of first class, unlike that shambles First Great Western...

[RichardMannion]

So the Stern report says Aviation contributes 1.6% to the CO2 levels, so lets tax them hard. 80 notes in APD for a non-Economy flight is a joke. MaxJet must be laughing though as their customers won't have to pay that under the lowest class rule.

BA must be rubbing their hands together, just like EasyJet and Ryan Air given their habit of not returning paid 'taxes' to customers that don't take their flights.

James Brown strikes again.

Thanks,
Richard

I can thing of many Government measures that will reliably limit carbon emissions from
UK based aircraft.

Eg

1) Stop airport construction/expansion
2) Licence and then restrict take-off slots
3) Sequester an equivalent amount of CO2 above the agreed level.

Gordon BrownÕs highly predictable tax increase on air travel is the one action that can be guaranteed will make zero impact on the upward trend in carbon emissions.

I donÕt object to increased taxes on air travel in principle, especially if the revenue is used to offset the environmental impact. What I loath with a passion is being patronized by Mr Brown and his disingenuous claims of environmental motives.

Call me cynical, but this 'Chancer' of the Exchequer has form.