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Study commissioned by Commission concludes that increasing taxation in air transport sector would not have a negative impact on overall employment

Brussels, 13/05/2019 (Agence Europe)

A study commissioned by the European Commission in 2015 and released on Monday 13 May by the Transport & Environment (T&E) NGO concludes that further taxing the European aviation sector could significantly reduce emissions without having a major negative impact on a Member State's overall employment, tax revenues and GDP. The Commission, which has not yet published the study, has had to explain itself. 

The study reviews taxes in force in the EU and notes up front that the EU taxes the air...