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WWF: a tax on aircraft tickets in order to protect climate

Zurich, Switzerland - Switzerland has been requested to take this measure

WWF (World Wide Fund For Nature), the main world organization which defends nature and animal life, in a yesterday note officially requested Switzerland to introduce a tax on aircraft tickets in order to defend the climate. According to the association, the Swiss government subsidizes the environmental harm with a lot of fiscal privileges: the air traffic doesn't pay no VAT, nor the CO2 tax. The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1153883
Rome, Italy, 07/11/2013 15:42
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