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<p>Data on receipts from Air Passenger Duty (APD) and chargeable passengers, including
for the higher rate, can be found in the APD Bulletin on GOV.UK. [1]</p><p> </p><p>Data
on aircraft movements, including for business aviation and air taxis, are published
by the Civil Aviation Authority. [2] These data are not collected from all UK airports,
just those handling scheduled and major charter services, and so provide only a partial
picture.</p><p> </p><p>APD is the Government’s principal tax on the aviation sector,
since tickets are VAT free and aviation fuel incurs no duty. APD is paid by aircraft
operators on a per passenger basis for flights departing UK airports; there are different
rates according to a passenger's class of travel and the distance of their journey.</p><p>
</p><p>Operators with aircraft of over 20 tonnes equipped to carry fewer than 19 passengers
must pay the higher rate of APD, equal to £78 per passenger for domestic and short-haul
flights and rising to £601 for ultra-long-haul flights. These private and business
jets generally provide a higher class of service and so incur more in APD.</p><p>
</p><p>As with all taxes, the Government keeps APD under review and any changes are
announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/air-passenger-duty-bulletin"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/air-passenger-duty-bulletin</a></p><p>
</p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.caa.co.uk/Documents/Download/9116/47a460b2-0592-4ef7-b24b-aa5e27ccfce4/5623"
target="_blank">https://www.caa.co.uk/Documents/Download/9116/47a460b2-0592-4ef7-b24b-aa5e27ccfce4/5623</a></p>
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