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Transport · 4 hours ago

Airlines Warn Budget Fuel Charge Could Push Up Fares

Airlines Warn Budget Fuel Charge Could Push Up Fares

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Airlines UK, which represents carriers including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, has warned ministers that a Budget measure could push up airfares. Its chief executive wrote to Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson seeking talks on plans to extend the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to aviation fuel. The group says the extra cost comes on top of existing carbon charges, Air Passenger Duty and rising fuel prices.

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