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HL HL3554
Air Passenger Duty
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1 November 2021
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11 November 2021 · Answer
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11 November 2021
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the calculation for the increased passenger duty on long-haul flights will be made on the shortest distance between the UK and the intended destination, or the route to be taken by the airline concerned.
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1 November 2021
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the calculation for the increased passenger duty on long-haul flights will be made on the shortest distance between the UK and the intended destination, or the route to be taken by the airline concerned.
Source: Lords
11 November 2021
Answer
Distance bands within Air Passenger Duty are based on the distance from London to the destination country’s capital city. Distance to a country's capital city is used as a straightforward proxy for distance to that country, making it as easy as possible t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-01/HL3554
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1364803
- uk · wq-1364803 · source updated 11 November 2021