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Airline Passengers hit with yet more tax hikes

3 Jan 2012
Categories: Air Travel     Tags: Air Passenger Duty, ETS, Emissions Trading Scheme

We often feel in Britain that it is the motorist who is always being hit with increased taxes, but once again it is the airline passenger who is being hit with yet more taxes, this time from The EU. A new ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) came into effect on January 1st 2012.

So what does it mean for us travellers?