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After IATA, ERA contests "Fly tax" too

Brussels, Belgium - "We oppose the political expedient to impose a tax on an essential industry as ours"

Also ERA (European Regions Airline Association) joins IATA’s (International Air Transport Association) protest (see for details AVIONEWS) against French President Chirac’s initiative, aimed to tax air transport with the purpose to turn income into aids for poor Countries. It asked European Commission to make investments to develop airport system of those Countries in order to increase their tourism, ins...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 137036
Rome, Italy, 03/07/2006 11:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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