A question on #AirPassengerDuty tabled by Saqib Bhatti on 31-03-2025 has been answered by James Murray.

Heading: Air Passenger Duty
Question ID: 1790780
UIN: 42833
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-31
Asking Member ID: 4818
Asking Member display name: Saqib Bhatti
Asking Member handle: bhatti_saqib
Asking Member Twitter reference: @bhatti_saqib
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the Standard Rate of Air Passenger Duty between the UK and (a) Germany, (b) France, (c) Italy and (d) Spain.
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Date answered: 2025-04-08
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4797
Answering Member display name: James Murray
Answering Member handle: jamesmurray_ldn
Answering Member Twitter reference: @jamesmurray_ldn
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Answer text: Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates for 2026-27, including a partial ...
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Answering body ID: 14
Answering body name: Treasury
Tweeted: true