PRESS RELEASE – THE EUROPEAN LOW FARES AIRLINE ASSOCIATION – 26/07/2010

The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) has issued a press release announcing strong opposition to a proposal by the German government to introduce a tax on each individual airline passenger from 1st January 2011. Concerns are raised about the risk of this measure undermining Germany’s economic recovery and increasing the cost of mobility for both consumers and businesses. It suggests independent studies have indicated a potential loss of 10,000 jobs as a direct result of such a tax, and argues that there is negligible evidence that the tax will have the desired effect of providing an incentive for pro-environmental behaviour. Read the press release…

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