France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall

Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by Kurtz79 on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @11:43AM (#20392900)

Why?

The protest that originated "gilets jaunes" was because the increase in gasoline price would affect low wage workers for which their car was one of the main tools for their job.

I cannot imagine many low wage workers that depend on international flights to take home some bread...

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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by C1sc0cat on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @11:46AM (#20392927)

I think the powerful french farming lobby had more to do with it

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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by Kurtz79 on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @11:59AM (#20393124)

Regardless of the origin, it was a clearly a protest that resonated with a significant part of society.

I find it hard to compare with a tax that will mostly affect people flying abroad for tourism and expenses-paid business travelers.

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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by seszett on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @12:00PM (#20393136)

It's the first time I hear that, and that would be quite surprising since farmers do not pay taxes on the diesel they use.

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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by C1sc0cat on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @12:30PM (#20393534)

Precisely at some point (duty free fuel for farming) that has to go and it was a pre-emptive flexing of the faming lobby's muscles.

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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by elohju on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @11:44AM (#20392906)

Not only workers, also unemployed, retired, etc But yes, defending low-income population

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