EU ministers agree on small tax on air travel for dev aid
AFP, Luxembourg
EU finance ministers emerged from a meeting here Saturday with an agreement in principle for a small tax on airplane tickets to fund development aid that would be voluntary or obligatory depending on the country. "This contribution could be one or two euros at the departure of flights," Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders said after the meeting. The tax would be compulsory in some countries such as Belgium, France and Germany while other countries such as Malta, Cyprus and Ireland would give passengers the choice of paying the tax.
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