UK Campaign for a Fair Tax on Flying

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  • CallMeIshmael
    Participant

    HM Gov budget statement pertaining to APD

    “Air Passenger Duty
    1.152 In the June Budget 2010, the Government undertook to explore changes to the aviation
    tax system, including switching from a per-passenger to a per-plane duty. The UK’s international
    obligations in this area include Air Service Agreements with over 150 different countries and the
    1944 Chicago Convention. The Government will not introduce a per-plane duty at the present
    time, given concerns over the legality and feasibility of this approach. The Government will start
    a programme of intensive work with our international partners to build consensus for a perplane
    duty in the future.
    1.153 Today the Government is launching a consultation on reform of Air Passenger
    Duty. The Government wants a simple tax system for air transport services which does not
    hamper growth, which ensures a fair contribution toward the public finances and which will
    support the reduction of global emissions. The consultation includes plans to extend the tax
    system to flights taken aboard business jets for the first time. The Government will also
    freeze Air Passenger Duty rates for 2011-12, with the RPI increase assumed in the
    forecast deferred to April 2012.

    2.140 Aviation tax: rates – Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates will be frozen for 2011-12. The RPI
    increase assumed in the forecast will be deferred and implemented alongside the April 2012 RPI
    increase. (Finance Bill 2012) (36)
    2.141 Aviation tax: consultation and business jets – At the June Budget 2010, the
    Government announced it would explore changes to the aviation tax system and that major
    changes would be subject to consultation. A consultation on the structure of APD, launched on
    23 March 2011, includes plans to extend the duty to flights taken aboard business jets. (Finance
    Bill 2012)


    TominScotland
    Participant

    Interesting posts but there is a need to avoid conflating issues here. APD may be excessive and unfair but pricing a BA flight which starts from a non-UK airport and is, therefore, cheaper, is not really an APD issue. Its one of pricing a one-stop option in competition with a non-stop journey. As an example, if you price KLM/AF ex Heathrow in WBC to Hong Komng on random dates over the next few months and compare with similar ex-Amsterdam or Paris, you can “save” about £700 on the return trip. Similar LH through Frankfurt.


    fiscalsw
    Participant

    “a fair contribution toward the public finances” – an interesting comment. Does it mean an equitable contribution or just a quantitative amount. I would suggest the latter, as taxing on “luxury” has never been equitable.

    Another disturbing comment is the words they follow on with – “which will support the reduction of global emissions.” Forget for a minute the fact that the warmist theory on emissions has been shown to be fraudulent, let us assume that there is something in it. To be fair, as in equitable, a passenger who travels on an aircraft that uses more efficient engines should pay less tax – thats just not going to happen.

    The whole statement on the APD is no more than political rhetoric worthy of Sir Humphrey – say a lot , mean nothing.


    FlyingChinaman
    Participant

    Yes Prime Minister! Wonderful speech about the support of global emission!,

    What a farce!

    A real reduction of global warming is by travelling less but few people are willing to sacrifice their travel pattern, self included!

    At least I am honest about it but the the UK governemnt is not!


    CallMeIshmael
    Participant

    Is this a notorious champagne quaffer’s home video ? 😉

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LgDjHOX_UE&feature=player_embedded


    VintageKrug
    Participant

    I think this is more of the message:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHGCz6xxiw

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