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United Kingdom: John Swinney announces plans to cut airport tax
2016-03-15 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scotsman: First Minister John Swinney has launched a consultation on plans to halve and eventually abolish Air Passenger Duty, in a move he claims will boost the Scottish economy. He visited Edinburgh Airport to set out why the Scottish Government wants to use new powers coming to Holyrood to slash the tax paid by passengers leaving on international flights. But environmental campaigners said the cut would incentivise people to use the least sustainable transport option. And Labour accused the SNP...
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