NEWSFLASH - Cheers for Branson!!
SIR Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic, has warned that the UK government's plans to increase taxes on air passengers are out of control.
"The increases will hurt passengers, the airline industry and developing regions such as the Caribbean and Africa, which rely on the airline industry to power their economies, and enable family and friends based in the UK to visit loved ones.
"Air Passenger Duty is one of the most unjust taxes out there. The UK Government has been quietly increasing APD by huge amounts and claiming it is an environmental tax. Yet, there's not a shred of evidence to suggest the £2billion+ currently raised is going towards environmental or sustainable projects."
Virgin Atlantic has announced that all its e-tickets will now carry messages criticising the unjust tax increase by the UK government and asking passengers to visit a new information website www.virginatlantic.com/unjusttax, so that they can protest to their local MP in the UK about the increases.
The Air Passenger Duty (APD) paid by passengers leaving the UK is due to increase by up to 113% by November 2010, with the next phased increase due in November this year.
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