The UK government today (June 22) postponed any decision on the controversial Airport Passenger Duty (APD)
George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said in his emergency budget that he would report back in the autumn on whether to scrap the tax and replace it with a per plane duty.
Much of the UK travel industry has called for the tax to be scrapped. These include airlines and travel agents.
Earlier this month the travel agents' association ABTA, called on the industry to "barrage" MPs over their concerns about the tax.
The Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government had also not yet made clear whether the planned increase in APD, due on November, will go ahead.
APD, which was also increased last November, is due to rise then by £1 per passenger on short haul flights, £12 on medium haul and between £25 and £30 on long haul journeys.
The per plane duty taxes the plane rather than the passengers which critics said is both fairer and more environmentally friendly.
However it is likely that any per plane tax will be passed on by airlines to travellers.
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