HM TREASURY News
Release (09/08) issued by The Government News Network on 31 January 2008
A consultation on
aviation duty was launched by the Treasury today. The consultation
follows an announcement in the 2007 Pre-Budget Report that Air
Passenger Duty is to be replaced by a duty paid on a per plane
basis in November 2009. This reform will send better environmental
signals, encourage the more efficient use of aircraft and ensure
aviation makes a greater contribution to both environmental costs
and the public finances.
Aviation duty: a consultation, sets out options for the detailed
design of the new per plane duty, puts forward a number of
proposals for how it would operate, and seeks views on these
proposed options. Design issues to be considered include the basis
of the duty, exemptions, general aviation, impact on the freight
and transit/transfer industry and administrative details.
The Government encourages responses from industry bodies,
organisations, companies and individuals from all parts of the
aviation sector to bring their knowledge and ideas to this
consultation. The Government also seeks to encourage those with an
interest in the important issue of aviation's impact on the
environment to respond to the consultation.
NOTES TO EDITORS
1. The consultation document is available on the HM Treasury
website http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
2. The formal consultation period will run for twelve weeks
closing on 24 April 2008.
3. Non-media enquiries should be addressed to the Treasury
Correspondence and Enquiry Unit on 020 7270 4558, or by e-mail to public.enquiries@hm-treasury.gov.uk
4. This press release and other Treasury publications and
information are available on the Treasury website at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk.
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