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Holidaymakers could be taxed to return to Britain under Labour green plans


HOLIDAYMAKERS could face being taxed to RETURN to Britain – under plans being discussed by Labour.

A Frequent Flyer Levy would hit travellers taking more than one trip every twelve months, an adviser has revealed.

 Brits flying back from holiday could be taxed under Labour plans

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Brits flying back from holiday could be taxed under Labour plans

The fee would increase for every trip taken by hard-pressed families and businessmen, a document reveals.

Plans for the money-raising scheme were outlined by Leo Murray who is an ally for the party’s shadow Treasury minister Clive Lewis.

He said: “The FFL framework would allow all passengers at UK airports one tax free flight per year, with a rising levy on each additional flight thereafter.”

Murray, who advises Lewis on the Transition to a Sustainable Economy, says the government should consider the plan by replacing the air passenger duty.

He says it could provide a “smart, fair and politically deliverable way” to maintain emissions within safe limits in the “coming decades”.

Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald has said the idea is something the party would want to “consider”. He said the policy requires “careful examination” and it was on his “radar”.

Murray was the ringleader of the Trump baby blimp that was flown outside Parliament during the US President’s visit last year.

Tory MP Alan Mak last night said: “Our airport departure tax is already the highest in the world. This additional burden would be a tax on global Britain.

“It would be holding back our business people from promoting our goods and services overseas and hitting hard working families by putting up the cost of their holidays. It’s not smart or fair.”

On Saturday night, Mr Murray said: “The frequent flyer tax is designed to give the average holiday maker one tax free flight, therefore reducing the cost of flying for most Brits. It is the rich who fly excessively that this tax is aimed at.”

A Labour Party spokesman said: “This isn’t party policy.”

 An aide to Clive Lewis has proposed a frequent flyer levy

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An aide to Clive Lewis has proposed a frequent flyer levy
 The charge is thought-up by the ringleader of the Trump baby blimp, Leo Murray

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The charge is thought-up by the ringleader of the Trump baby blimp, Leo Murray
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