Examination of Witnesses (Question 119)
MR JEFF
GAZZARD AND
MS CAIT
WESTON
11 DECEMBER 2007
Q119 Chairman: Welcome. We have about
half an hour or so at our disposal, so I will not waste time with
formalities at this stage. You have been calling for much higher
taxes on aviation to curb the growth in demand; that is a view
that this Committee is not entirely unsympathetic towards. How
far would aviation taxes have to be raised to achieve any halving
in the growth in demand?
Mr Gazzard: By about the kind
of figures per passenger that we quote, which is this almost mythical
3.6p per passenger kilometre at 2000 prices. That is the reason
why I included both of those tables from the INFRAS/IWW study
in the report so you could look at what aviation's external costs
are, but, importantly, in the context of other modes of transport,
so you have the complete picture.
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