Airlines Claim Northern Ireland Tax Reduction is Admission of Failure

The Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK), representing 86 airlines, welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement that APD will be cut on direct trans-Atlantic flights from Belfast from 01 November, but claimed that his decision is seen as an admission that high levels of taxation are impeding economic recovery.

BAR UK urges the Government not to restrict reductions to just one part of the UK but to implement fair taxation for everybody.

Mike Carrivick, BAR UK Chief Executive, said “Any planned increases should be binned and APD further reduced by at least the level of income from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme”.