Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 26
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Conduct wider review of aviation taxation to ensure 'polluter pays' principle is upheld.
Recommendation
Government should also conduct a wider review of aviation taxation to ensure that the ‘polluter pays’ principle is upheld, and the aviation industry does not receive benefits which are denied to other important industries. The aviation industry will then be incentivised to decrease emissions. (Recommendation, Paragraph 113)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 12 January 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗