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<p>At Budget 2015, the Government announced that Air Passenger Duty (APD) rates would
increase by RPI from 1 April 2016. Additionally, the Government introduced an exemption
from APD for children under 12, which will be extended to include children under 16
from 1 March 2016.</p><p>In February, the Government announced that we will publish
a discussion paper exploring options to support regional airports affected by APD
devolution by the summer. The discussion paper will consider options to devolve APD
within England, vary APD rates by regions within England, and provide aid to regional
airports.</p><p>Since 2010, APD has only risen with inflation, representing an effective
price freeze on short-haul rates since 2012.</p>
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