David Cameron wants to limit every Brit to 1 short haul holiday a year,any more will be taxed.Is this fair?
eifionrefail asked:
Poorer families will be priced out,long-haul flights will be for the wealthy.This is a tax on fun..just to try to curb 0.1% of the world’s CO2 emissions.Daft!!
Duncan..how the hell are we meant to know what is going on then???
I was going to vote Tory this time..anything to get rid of this labour lot..kept their tax promises..that’s a good one!1how many stealth taxes have they brought in by the back door?10? 20?..Tebbitt should be leader. I think UKIP will get my vote now!
Poorer families will be priced out,long-haul flights will be for the wealthy.This is a tax on fun..just to try to curb 0.1% of the world’s CO2 emissions.Daft!!
Duncan..how the hell are we meant to know what is going on then???
I was going to vote Tory this time..anything to get rid of this labour lot..kept their tax promises..that’s a good one!1how many stealth taxes have they brought in by the back door?10? 20?..Tebbitt should be leader. I think UKIP will get my vote now!
It’s only frequent fliers who would be taxed and it only works out at about an extra £8 anyway. It won’t happen.
Don’t worry ..he’ll never get elected so long as he endorses vote losing policies like these
He is trying to boost local coastal tourist trade,by deterring people from leaving the country.The **** Head.
This government is shot to pieces, I am becoming ashamed to say that I am English and thats all down to that **** Blair.
1 is enough for most and only the greedy want more holidays………. bloody lazy Brits, and I am a BRIT
one more reason not to return to the UK then – fortunately my skills and experience are in demand in countris that don’t have such stupid politicians…. so I’ll stay where I am, then take my savings and my backpack and travel the world for a couple of years…
No, it’s not fair. For example, I travel long haul at least once a year, and short haul four or five times a year…and I know many others who do the same, city trips and so on…
It’s basically a stupid joke idea I think.
He won’t get elected on that!
How predictable is the man – pretending to be all green and ethical. He is so unsincere it is unreal. Like we don’t get taxed enough on our cars, the rubbish we put out etc – and where does the money go to – it ain’t the environment is it no, it’s funding the wars we keep getting roped into. I will continue to fly everywhere, drive my big car and not put my cardboard out – it’s all hype and ways to extract more money out of us – when I see the money getting spent on the environment, I might reconsider. By the way, if I fly from Bristol to Manchester to see my friend it takes me 40 minutes, if I drove it would take me over three hours so which is greener – work it out Cameron!
yea right, when these politicians fly to Brussels every week, to have more of our countries laws eroded away.
why dont these politicians think and feel like real human beings?
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The Tories have said they would put VAT on jet fuel – but as aircraft fuel taxation is subject to an international treaty, they couldn’t arbitrarily do it anyway. So a bit of muddled thinking from the Tories I’m afraid.
Not that you should ever trust a Tory on taxation matters: remember the last two Tory Prime Ministers both broke specific promises on tax; In 1979 Thatcher promised not to increase the VAT rate, then doubled it within a few weeks of taking office. In 1992 John Major said he wouldn’t extend the scope of VAT, then put it on domestic fuel (subsequently reduced to the lowest level allowed under EU rules by Labour after 1997).
In contrast (and this will attract a few thumbs down, because so many people on Y/A cannot stand the truth) Labour under Tony Blair has actually kept to its manifesto promises on tax.
***** P.S. RACH L – you really must be one of the most stupid people on Y/A. David Cameron is the leader of the Conservative Party. They are the Opposition. The flight tax proposal is nothing to do with Tony Blair or the Labour Government. And people like you are allowed to vote!
***** P.P.S. Duncan – what, even if we saw the Shadow Chancellor on the news saying it?
He doesn’t care, him and his rich mates can still go on holiday five times a year. It’s not a green tax, it’s a poor tax.
They should be looking at road and car use.
don’t believe what you see on the news, or read in the papers
Cameron is just a clone of Blair he is talking of one holiday to Spain if you are flying,I drive down there so f–k him.I’ll go as often as I want.
Shows his true dictatorial colours if you ask me, you can’t change a Tory any more than a leopard can his spots.
He is just a political charleton.