Written Question·Treasury·UIN 25284

Edinburgh Airport: Air Passenger Duty

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Air Passenger Duty on Edinburgh Airport.

Answer

James Murray
Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, particularly given that tick...

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