United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 49255
Aviation: Fuels
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29 April 2025
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7 May 2025 · Answer
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Aviation
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7 May 2025
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential revenue from introducing a fuel tax on domestic aviation to encourage rail travel.
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29 April 2025
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential revenue from introducing a fuel tax on domestic aviation to encourage rail travel.
Source: Commons
7 May 2025
Answer
Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector, since tickets are VAT free and aviation fuel incurs no duty. APD varies by distance and class of travel and is expected to raise £4.7 billion in 2025-26. The dom...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-29/49255
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1798620
- uk · wq-1798620 · source updated 7 May 2025