Being a large employer doesn't exempt haulage industry or company car fleets from VAT and fuel duty, as well as GA as noted. What are the arguments as to why the tax exemptions on fuel for commercial aviation should continue, aside from its present poor financial condition? (Genuine question).
The original reasons were in the Chicago convention which then thought aviation in need of a leg-up in the world, similar to the cap on insurance claims under the Warsaw convention, things which don't apply any longer.