Ryanair calls on Gordon Brown to abolish GBP10 tourist tax

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Ryanair ha pedido a (15-Apr-09) Gordon Brown la desaparición de la desastrosa rentabilidad de la tasa turística de 10 £, como lo han demostrado las cifras publicadas por la BAA para el mes de marzo. Ryanair solicita al Gobierno laboralista seguir el mismo ejemplo de Bélgica y Holanda quienes recientemente optaron por prescindir de dicha tasa con el fin de fomentar el turismo.

Ryanair called (15-Apr-09) on Gordon Brown to scrap his failed GBP10 tourist tax as BAA March figures confirm the collapse of passenger traffic to/from the UK. Ryanair urged the Labour Government to follow the recent examples of Belgium and Holland which scrapped their tourist taxes to encourage tourism.
 
Ryanair warned that the BAA figures, which reported an 11% decline in March traffic, with 1 million fewer passengers, confirm that British tourism is collapsing due to the Government’s stupid policy of taxing tourists. Ryanair confirmed that if this collapse continues it will result in the loss of 12 million passengers and 12,000 jobs at UK airports this year.
 
Ryanair’s Stephen McNamara said:
 
“British passenger traffic has collapsed and Gordon Brown must reverse his suicidal GBP10 tourist tax to address the rapid loss of passenger traffic, the loss of billions in tourism revenues and taxes and the loss of thousands of jobs.
 
“The UK must look to Europe where Belgium and Holland have reversed their decision to tax tourists and are now welcoming them once more. Gordon Brown must encourage inward tourism growth by welcoming tourists - not taxing them”.

(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 16-Apr-09



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