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IATA: travellers with new departure taxes to help bail out bankers

Geneva, Switzerland - "Collective madness"

"The International Air Transport Association (IATA) criticised budget plans in Belgium and Ireland that mimic British and Dutch departure taxes as 'Collective madness'. 'Collective madness is the only way to describe the EUR 150 million Irish and EUR 132 million Belgian departure tax proposals. Filling budget gaps or financing government investment in the banking industry with gratuitous travel...

fra/pec - 1095401
Rome, Italy, 10/16/2008 17:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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