Press release
Government must stand firm on Air Passenger Duty
17 November 2011
Responding to calls by airlines from the UK and Irish Republic today for the UK Government to scrap Air Passenger Duty, Friends of the Earth's Transport Campaigner Richard Dyer said:
"Airlines already get plenty of tax breaks - they don't pay any fuel duty or VAT on flights or new planes.
"Air Passenger Duty plays an important part in tackling aviation's significant impact on climate change - Ministers must stand up to this unfair lobbying."
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Last modified: Nov 2011
