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EU Commission: little transparency in security measures funding

Brussels, Belgium - The current system distorts competitiveness

The European Commission complained that funding methods of security measures in air and maritime transport is not much transparent, which generates a competitiveness distortion. According to the Commission report, in fact, EU passengers mainly fund security costs, through taxes swinging from 1% to 2% of average ticket price. EU Transport Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, underlines that Member States must...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 146443
Rome, Italy, 08/04/2006 18:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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