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Budget: Sunak cuts some and raises some air duty taxes
The chancellor announces flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will have a lower rate of Air Passenger Duty from April 2023.
After saying most 鈥渕ost emissions鈥 come from international rather than domestic flights, Rishi Sunak also introduced ultra long-haul band in Air Passenger Duty covering plane journeys longer than 5,500 miles, from April 2023.
The issue of flights is bound to be a key topic in at the COP26 climate change conference opening in Glasgow this weekend.
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