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Air tickets tax to fight HIV in Africa

Tokyo, Japan - Chirac will introduce his proposal to the next G8 as well as to the UN meeting scheduled in September

During a three-day visit to Tokyo at a French-Japanese economic forum, President Jacques Chirac confirmed again his solution to fight epidemic disease, including AIDS, plaguing African developing countries: France and Germany want to introduce a tax on jet fuel and air tickets in order to save 3 millions of persons a year. Kerosene and flights tax should be introduced before the end of 2005 according...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 117410
Rome, Italy, 03/30/2005 18:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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