Belgian tax on short-distance flights generates €40 million

The Belgian government introduced a flight tax of 2 to 10 euros for short flights under 500 km two years ago, and that tax raised more than 40 million euros last year, according to the newspaper Le Soir. Last year, more than 800 passenger flights by private jets were conducted over less than 500 kilometers. Flights by private jets have long been a thorn in the side of various environmental organizations because they are more polluting than commercial air travel, not covered by European emissions trading, and kerosine is still untaxed. Continue reading at newmobility.news.

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