Air Passenger Duty: Children
Commons · Question 45499 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of extending the Air Passenger Duty exemption for children under 16 years old to (a) Premium Economy and (b) any other cabin class travel.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 29 Apr 2025
Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. It is expected to raise £4.2 billion in 2024-25 and it aims to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances, ...