Reverse cut to domestic Air Passenger Duty and use £130m to cap national bus fares instead, say campaigners

Saturday, 1 April 2023 00:01

Campaigners are calling on the Government to reverse a tax cut on domestic flights and use the money to fund a six-month extension of the national £2 bus fare cap instead. Changes to Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates, which come into force today (1 April), are set to cost the Government around £130 million in lost revenue over the next four years. Campaign for Better Transport is calling on the Government to reverse the cut in domestic APD – which is predicted to result in an...Request free trial