Early Day Motion·EDM 174

AIR PASSENGER DUTY

12 June 2012106 Signatures

Primary sponsor

Graham Stringer

LabourBlackley 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.