Jocelyn on Nostr: #TheGuardian : "#Flying in #Europe up to 30 times cheaper than #train, says ...
#TheGuardian : "#Flying in #Europe up to 30 times cheaper than #train, says #Greenpeace"
"#Airlines pay no taxes on kerosene and little #tax on tickets or VAT. Their emissions are only priced for #flights within Europe – at a level below the social cost of #carbon… European governments lost out on €34.2bn from poor #taxation on #aviation in 2022. The “tax gap” is set to rise to €47.1bn in 2025, the report found."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/20/flying-in-europe-up-to-30-times-cheaper-than-train-says-greenpeace
"#Airlines pay no taxes on kerosene and little #tax on tickets or VAT. Their emissions are only priced for #flights within Europe – at a level below the social cost of #carbon… European governments lost out on €34.2bn from poor #taxation on #aviation in 2022. The “tax gap” is set to rise to €47.1bn in 2025, the report found."
#Climate #rail npub19tchkklh7ej4k2dzfcennl49eaxdsu077ykgzcsqx2u3zxt778ts3tqtnj (npub19tc…qtnj)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/20/flying-in-europe-up-to-30-times-cheaper-than-train-says-greenpeace