APD - Tax on the Industry

[James 1077]

All taxes are going to have to - and should - rise in order to deal with the terrifying state of the nation's finances. But yet another small increase in APD is just going to irritate people disproportionately; the chancellor ought to simply slap VAT on air tickets and be done with it.

Sorry this is just wrong. The sensible thing to do is to cut taxes to stimulate demand and encourage investment in the country. This will have to be funded through a greater cut in government spending in the UK though as there is no capcacity to borrow until the stimulous starts working.

The family and I are currently looking at flying back to the UK for a holiday next year; the current flight plans have us flying into France and then catching the train up to London as it is both cheaper and we can avoid the hassle of Thiefrow. And this is why increasing taxes is totally the wrong thing to do.