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Brussels, Belgium - Similar taxes remain in place in the UK and Ireland

"Reacting to the formal decision by the Dutch government to abolish their Air Passenger Tax, ACI EUROPE – the voice of Europe’s airports - warmly welcomed the news. The association’s crisis strategy Empower Europe’s Airports to Boost Economic Recovery released a fortnight ago, clearly calls for the abolition of national taxes on aviation. The air passenger tax originally introduced in the Netherl...

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Rome, Italy, 03/27/2009 17:46
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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