Nemeski@mander.xyz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agoEU could earn €1 trillion by fully taxing aviation, private jets includedwww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1172cross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
arrow-up1172external-linkEU could earn €1 trillion by fully taxing aviation, private jets includedwww.euractiv.comNemeski@mander.xyz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: environment@beehaw.org
minus-squareSebaDC@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 month agoYou typically don’t pay these taxes where you register your plane, but where you land/take off and in which country you fly. So it may reduce the number of flights (esp. empty flights), which is actually good. If the money is reinvested to develop high speed trains, the impact on tourism would even be minimal.
You typically don’t pay these taxes where you register your plane, but where you land/take off and in which country you fly.
So it may reduce the number of flights (esp. empty flights), which is actually good.
If the money is reinvested to develop high speed trains, the impact on tourism would even be minimal.