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The actual reason for the exemption is that they cannot impose the tax on non-EU operators, giving the non-EU operators a competitive advantage.
by _rpd 5y ago
The actual reason for the exemption is that they cannot impose the tax on non-EU operators, giving the non-EU operators a competitive advantage.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoThe UK does (including back in the good old days when we were still in the EU).
- _rpd 5y agoThis doesn't appear to be the case (as of Oct 2019) ... > members of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), including the United Kingdom, are prevented from taxing international aviation fuel, or any proxies for fuel, under the Chicago Convention. https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00523/SN00523.pdf https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN00...
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoIt's not on the fuel, rather the flights: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-allowances-for-air-passenger-duty https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rates-and-allowances-for-air-pas...
- londons_explore 5y agoI think it might be time for an ~80 year old convention to be revamped if it kills the environment...
- LudwigNagasena 5y agoThey can’t impose a tax on jets that use their airspace?
- magicalhippo 5y agoAFAIK that would require changes to the customs area, which might have consequences for other aspects like transiting goods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_control#Customs_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_control#Customs_area
- chrisseaton 5y ago> They can’t impose a tax on jets that use their airspace? Presumably they already signed aviation treaties that do not allow for this.
- _rpd 5y agoYes, there is a tangle of 5000+ Air Services Agreements which, as international treaties, supersede national laws. Almost all agreements include mutual tax exemptions on anything not unloaded at a destination, including fuel.
- sokoloff 5y agoEurocontrol already has fees for ATC usage. This fuel tax is presumably in addition to that.