Health News
2006-07-06
HIV airline tax
begins in France
France’s
new tax on airline tickets to raise money for global AIDS
programs began on Saturday, with all travelers on flights
France’s
new tax on airline tickets to raise money for global AIDS
programs began on Saturday, with all travelers on flights
departing from the country paying an additional $1.27
to $51, depending on destination and class of seat
purchased, the Associated Press reports. The funds
raised from the tax will be donated to UNITAID, an
initiative aimed at providing treatment for HIV,
tuberculosis, and malaria patients in poor nations.
The French tax is expected to raise as much as $256 million
each year for UNITAID. Gabon, Brazil, Chile, Congo,
Cyprus, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Mauritius, Nicaragua, Norway, and the United Kingdom
plan to launch similar airline taxes in the coming months.
The Bush administration and U.S.-based airlines are opposed
to the tax. (The Advocate)
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