France will impose an environmental tax on airlines flying out of the country as President Emmanuel Macron looks to win over the ever-increasing green vote.
“We have decided?.?.?.?to put in place an eco-contribution on air transport, on all the flights leaving from France,” said Elisabeth Borne, the transport minister, in Paris on Tuesday.
The new tax will be progressive and levied on tickets, starting from roughly €1.50 for economy flights up to €18 for business-class flights outside of Europe. It aims to bring in €180m from 2020, said the minister, and the money raised by the new tax would be spent on improving transport links in France.
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