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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8993

19 July 2005
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Air carriers continue lobbying against contributions on air tickets

Brussels, 18/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - In a press release, the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) again calls on EU finance ministers to abandon the proposal concerning a contribution on air tickets, an initiative that they consider “demagogic and irrational”. Sylviane Lust, IACA Director General, considers discussions on this tax should take account of other charges weighing on aviation, beginning with the rise in kerosene prices and environmental pressures. As the price of...

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