Treasury written question – answered at on 19 May 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on proposals for an EU-wide flight tax to supplement the contributions of member states to the EU budget.
The European Commission has yet to issue formal proposals for the 2014-20 Multiannual Financial Framework. However, the UK Government are not in favour of the introduction of an EU tax directly to fund the EU budget. The UK continues to defend the principle of tax sovereignty.
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