Budget 2021 Sunak changes air taxes for UK and long-haul flights

The chancellor announces flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will have a lower rate of Air Passenger Duty from April 2023.

After saying most “most emissions” come from international rather than domestic flights, Rishi Sunak also introduced ultra long-haul band in Air Passenger Duty covering plane journeys longer than 5,500 miles, from April 2023.

The issue of flights is bound to be a key topic in at the COP26 climate change conference opening in Glasgow this weekend.

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