Early Day Motion·EDM 174

AIR PASSENGER DUTY

12 June 2012106 Signatures

Primary sponsor

Graham Stringer

Labour — Blackley and Middleton South

Motion Text

That this House believes that the UK's air passenger duty, the highest air passenger tax in the world, is acting as a deterrent to both inward investment and inbound tourism; is concerned about its financial impact on ordinary families and their ability to fly; notes the impact on businesses wishing to export to emerging markets; and calls on HM Treasury to commission a comprehensive study into the full economic effects of aviation tax in the UK, including its impact on employment, reporting in advance of the 2013 Budget.