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Chirac reintroduces a solidarity tax on air tickets

Paris, France - But US carriers show their disappointment

French President, Jacques Chirac, restarted pressuring richest nations for putting on a tax on air tickets in order to finance the fight against AIDS and poverty in African countries. France and Germany intend to relaunch the proposal during the next G8 meeting expected to occur in Gleneagles (Scotland) from July 6 to July 8: European nations would have accepted the initiative but US carriers are going...

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Rome, Italy, 06/21/2005 13:53
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