Health News
2006-04-29
Airline HIV tax
set to begin in September
Most
participating countries will implement HIV airline tax in
September; France begins in July
Officials say the
launch of a new airline tax by more than a dozen
nations to raise money to fight HIV in developing nations
will begin in most of the countries in September to
coincide with the United Nations General Assembly
meeting that month, Agence France-Presse reports. The
tax will range from one to 40 euros depending on the class
of seat and distance traveled. France will be the
first country to levy the new tax, beginning July 1.
Other countries that will levy the tax on airline
tickets in September include Brazil, Chile, Cyprus,
Congo, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Luxembourg, Madagascar,
Mauritius, Nicaragua, and Norway. Health officials
hope to raise about $300 million a year through the new
tax. The U.S. government and the airline industry oppose the
tax. (The Advocate)
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