The debate about taxing airline fuel has sprung back into life, thanks to the German government. The money could be used for development assistance, they say. Actually, it could be used to do much more than that.
At present, fuel used for international air passenger flights goes untaxed, unlike the fuel used in cars and road haulage. Air travel is the most environmentally damaging form of transport but pays the lowest tax rate on its fuel. This is crazy.
Furthermore, a tax on airl...
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