Written Question·Treasury·UIN 49255

Aviation: Fuels

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Mr Paul Kohler

Liberal DemocratWimbledon

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential revenue from introducing a fuel tax on domestic aviation to encourage rail travel.

Answer

James Murray
Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector, since tickets are VAT free and aviation fuel incurs no duty. APD varies by distance and class of travel and is expected to raise £4.7 billion in 2025-26. The dom...

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