5 April 2007

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Aviation Fuel Taxation

Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Finance his plans to tax aviation fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Finance (Mr. Cowen):

Aviation fuel is currently exempt from taxation on international air travel under the terms of the 1944 Chicago Convention, which still governs much of international aviation regulation, and to date there has been no consensus among governments on introducing an international jet kerosene tax.