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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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