BRUSSELS ORDERS IRISH AIRLINES TO REPAY UNFAIR DEPARTURE TAX SUBSIDIES
August 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has ordered the Irish government to recoup unfairly earned revenues from airlines dominating Irish airports after ruling illegal a departure tax penalising flights serving destinations 300km or more from Dublin. Passengers for these slots have been charged Euro EUR10 since 2009, while flights to destinations closer to the Irish capital have attracted just EUR2 in tax. The result, said the Commission was "the lower rate favoured flights within Ireland and to nearby parts of the UK, giving the companies concerned an ...
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