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Tax on plane tickets to help poor countries

Paris, France - Protests by carriers

Yesterday 13 countries (France, UK, Brazil, Ivory Cost, Chile, Cyprus, Madagascar, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Norway, Congo, Nicaragua and Jordan), achieved an agreement to adopt a levy on plane tickets to help the poor country to fight against AIDS and other diseases. Other 25 countries decided to contribute with a found to buy medicines and other medical materials. The initiative, proposed by French...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 136776
Rome, Italy, 03/02/2006 13:59
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