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<p>The government established a technical working group to explore the operational
and legal challenges to changing APD in Northern Ireland at Budget 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Members
include representatives from industry, experts, and civil servants from both the UK
government and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Technical Working Group was
established, the UK Government has published a consultation on aviation tax reform,
to consider how APD could better support Union connectivity and our environmental
objectives. We have engaged with the Northern Ireland Executive as part of this process
and will be considering their views as we consider the consultation responses in detail.</p><p>
</p><p>We will update on the next steps following the consultation in due course.</p>
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