Ryanair Chief Labels Air Passenger Duty a Tax On the Poor by Brown

Birmingham Post › January 11, 2007

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Budget airline chief Michael O'Leary yesterday renewed his attack on the Government by accusing Chancellor Gordon Brown of "using the environment to steal more taxes from ordinary air passengers".

Mr O'Leary, chief executive of Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair, said the decision to double, from February 1, the Air Passenger Duty (APD) airport departure tax was "regressive and ineffective".

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Ryanair Chief Labels Air Passenger Duty a Tax On the Poor by Brown

He added the move would generate more than pounds 1 billion and the new APD would mean Ryanair passeng...

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