The Belgian delegation, which supports a fair and correct taxation of air transport, argued for a European VAT on airline tickets, or a kerosene tax, to help the EU fight climate change on Tuesday 5 March at the Environment Council, presenting a note to ministers on carbon pricing and aviation taxation (see EUROPE 12206).
Approached as ‘various points’ for a simple information point, the idea has progressed, but is far from being unanimously accepted. It was supported by 4 countries -...