About Gordon's increase in air tax

[wendigo100]

Apparently it is retrospective, so if you have already bought a ticket, you will be asked for more tax before being allowed to fly.

Gordon is playing the environment card, but how is the retrospective aspect of the tax helping to deter people from flying?

C***!

Just needed to get that off my chest.

[DimPrawn]

Tax has only one objective. To raise money for the government to waste.

That one insight answers all questions on taxation.

HTH

[hugebrain]

How, exactly can it be legal?

The queen didn't impose this tax on us, parliament didn't vote on it. So why is anyone agreeing to pay it?

Probably wrong forum to ask on, but aren't we supposed to pretend that England has some vestige of democracy?

[Lucifer Box]

The queen didn't impose this tax on us, parliament didn't vote on it. So why is anyone agreeing to pay it?

Probably wrong forum to ask on, but aren't we supposed to pretend that England has some vestige of democracy?

A question raised this morning on Radio 4. The finance bill containing the tax hike hasn't gone before the house yet so technically if it were overturned the tax would have to be refunded.

[expat]

Apparently it is retrospective, so if you have already bought a ticket, you will be asked for more tax before being allowed to fly.

Gordon is playing the environment card, but how is the retrospective aspect of the tax helping to deter people from flying?

C***!

Just needed to get that off my chest.

Technically I suppose it's on the flight and not on the ticket: so it's a bit sudden but not retroactive.

OTOH if you have bought a cheap ticket that can't be cancelled, then even if you don't fly, the tax is not refunded. But will Ryanair actually come knocking on your door for the tax hike for the flight you're not taking?

[foritisme]

Yes, but have you all noticed how much cleaner the air is today.

[Churchill]

Tax doesn't have to be taxing...

I'd love to stab the fecker who dreamt that one up!

[Moose423956]

The queen didn't impose this tax on us, parliament didn't vote on it. So why is anyone agreeing to pay it?

Probably wrong forum to ask on, but aren't we supposed to pretend that England has some vestige of democracy?

I will be flying to the US in March, and will have to pay 4x£20 in extra tax (apparently it will be collected in the check-in queue). If I don't pay it, I presume I will not be allowed to fly.

[malvolio]

Out of interest, it's not a tax on passengers, it's a tax on the airline. They ain't paying it though, they're passing it on to us, the consumer, just in case it is passed by Parliament and they have to cough up. Of course if it isn't passed, they won't have to pay it, and you may get your money back eventually.

Now what's the interest on £100m for three months...

[The Lone Gunman]

Do you think it would be OK to retrospectively put up my rate?