The Fair Tax on Flying

[TheLocalYokel]

The linked report below suggests that the chancellor will announce changes to the way air passenger duty (APD) rates are calculated in his forthcoming Autumn Budget.

It's speculated in the press that those travelling in business class or first class will pay more APD than the new rates from April 2022 previously published. Furthermore, the two current distance bands* - Band A 0-2000 miles and Band B over 2,000 miles - are likely to be revised into a greater number of bands so that the further the distance the greater the APD charge. If it happens it will be a return to a previous similar distance-based scheme.

A new lower rate of APD for domestic flights is expected to be introduced - APD has been capped at £13 in Band A for the lowest class of travel since (from memory) 2014.

* the distance is calculated from London to the destination country's capital city

Sunak set to hike long-haul flight costs through air passenger duty Budget 'overhaul'

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is plotting an air passenger duty hike for flights to long-haul destinations like Australia, Japan and South Africa in his Autumn Budget next week, as a penalty for their environmental damage.

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[Jerry]

Banding it on distance is probably a more fairer way of doing it. Though i do wonder if they could put in a clause if the aircraft is electric or operates on renewable fuels then APD can be waived?

 

[Coathanger16]

Makes perfect sense. Tax more for the longer flights, the longer flights where there is no viable alternative

 

[Aviador]

Who remembers when lead free petrol was introduced? The new lead free petrol, super clean fuel will replace leaded four star. To encourage drivers to make the change to unleaded we will offer reduced tax. That was back in the late 80's.

The smoker was hit hard due to the health impacts. I've never smoked myself, but now there are less smokers the tax man has transferred his efforts onto other things. Drinking is now the big antisocial and is becoming more heavily taxed. Sugar has now joined as one of the big no-no's. Treating yourself with an occasional bar of chocolate is apparently now going to kill you. Last but not least the plant loving earth dependent gas that is co2 is now the big grizzly bear in the room.

So what will Rishi tax when we're all driving electric cars, eating lab meat and drinking chocroach milk? Is the day when we're literally taxed for the air we breath just around the corner?

 

[TheLocalYokel]

So what will Rishi tax when we're all driving electric cars, eating lab meat and drinking chocroach milk? Is the day when we're literally taxed for the air we breath just around the corner?

He should take a lesson from Thenardier, the rascally inn keeper in the musical version of Les Miserables.

In the song from the musical, Master of the House, Thenardier tells how he goes about his devious ways of fleecing the guests at his inn. This is one verse from the song.

Charge 'em for the lice
Extra for the mice
Two per cent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice
There a little cut
Three per cent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are lots of tricks he knows
How it all increases
All them bits and pieces
Jesus, it's amazing how it grows

 

[Jerry]

So what will Rishi tax when we're all driving electric cars, eating lab meat and drinking chocroach milk?

Electric cars, lab meat and chocroach milk!

 

[Coathanger16]

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Sunday TV didn't disappoint this morning, with another misguided discussion about domestic flights. Looking at the latest CAA data for August unearths some interesting insights: - Three in every five flights termed as "domestic" are over water - connectivity with Northern Ireland, the Scottish...

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Very good rebuttal from the CEO of Loganair to all those criticising the cut to domestic APD.