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Again a no IATA to the French proposal for aviation tax to fund development of poor countries

Geneva, Switzerland - The Association has confirmed its refusal at the Ministerial Conference on Innovative Taxation to Fund Development

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday urged governments to reject French President Chirac’s proposal for a global tax on aviation to fund development. "Airlines make a massive contribution to development by bringing tourists to destinations and transporting goods to markets. Making air transport more expensive is akin to biting the very hand that feeds development", said Giovanni B...

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Rome, Italy, 03/02/2006 12:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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