Judge Urged to Scrap the 2billion Air Tax

Daily MailJuly 18, 2007

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GORDON Brown's 2billion 'stealth tax' on air travellers is illegal and should be scrapped, the High Court was told yesterday.

Package holiday firms launched a judicial review, claiming that the Air Passenger Duty, which critics have nicknamed the 'poll tax of the skies', was illegal under European law.

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Judge Urged to Scrap the 2billion Air Tax

If successful, the Government could be forced to pay refunds to millions of passengers who have already had to pay the levy.

The legal battle follows Mr Brown's decision to double the ta...

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