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easyJet report paints bleak picture of APD effects

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British LCC easyJet commissioned research on the UK government's proposed changes to the already punitive Air Passenger Duty (APD). It paints a bleak picture in which the already tumbling UK air passenger figures drop by a further 3 million p/a, incoming tourist spending reduces by GBP475 million a year and 77,000 jobs are lost. It is a warning to all countries that have upped their aviation taxes, or intend to, although it looks as if the Irish government's decision to withdraw its tourist tax might become permanent.

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