Air Passenger Duty

(asked on 1st March 2016) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on reducing Air Passenger Duty.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 7th March 2016

In the absence of any taxation of international aviation fuel and no VAT on international or domestic flights, Air Passenger Duty (APD) ensures that the aviation sector plays its part in contributing towards general taxation and helping to bring down the deficit. In 2014-15, APD raised £3.2bn, an important part of the Government’s tax revenues.

Nevertheless, the Government has recently made reforms to APD to cut the longest haul rates and exempt children, reducing the tax burden by £1.5 billion over the period 2015-2020.

Like all taxes, APD is kept under review with any changes announced at fiscal events.

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