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Air tax cuts must be linked to pollution not passengers

Edinburgh airport
Climate change and business growth are uneasy bedfellows, as the SNP has found out, writes TERRY MURDEN

Airport boss criticises SNP decision

Scottish government confirms u-turn on air tax break

Norwegian Airlines
Norwegian Airlines was unhappy over delays to cutting air departure tax   A proposed tax cut on flying has been abandoned by the Scottish Government after it declared a commitmentRead More

Party offers 'another option'

Tories tell SNP: ‘Work with us to boost business’

Rachael Hamilton and Murdo Fraser again
Murdo Fraser and Rachael Hamilton: offer to work with SNP (pic: Terry Murden)   Scottish Conservative finance spokesman Murdo Fraser has urged the SNP to work with his party inRead More

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Blaming air tax looks like a flight of fancy

Terry smiling
Ryanair is closing down its Glasgow base and axeing most routes. Terry Murden says the real reason may have little to do with aviation taxes...

New levy is delayed

Mackay attacks ‘unacceptable conditions’ on air tax

Sumburgh Airport
A new tax on air travel is likely to be delayed because ministers will not have time to achieve approval for the plan...

Cut 'would boost growth'

Tax blamed for Scotland trailing in air routes

Norwegian Airlines
New calls to cut airline taxes have emerged after a report revealed that Scotland lags behind its European competitor nations..

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Who really benefits from a cut in air tax?

Edinburgh airport
Will a cut in air passenger duty really benefit the Scottish economy and travellers?

Government 'has failed to give detail'

Tax experts question benefit of scrapping APD

Norwegian Airlines
Tax experts have accused the Scottish Government of failing to spell out how its planned replacement for air passenger duty will bring any benefits to the tax payer...