Sweden 'would suffer' under proposed passenger tax - IATA

BTN News
Sunday, 05 March 2017

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the proposed Swedish aviation passenger tax could cost 7,500 jobs there and negatively impact Sweden’s economic competitiveness. 

IATA also emphasised an Inquiry committee’s own acknowledgement that the climate change impact of the tax would be negligible.

Analysis by IATA of the 'green tax' proposals of up to SEK430 per ticket, shows that Swedish GDP would be SEK5 billion lower as a result of the impact of the tax. 

This could mean around one million fewer passengers and 7,500 fewer jobs in the aviation industry and the wider economy, IATA said. 

The competitive position of the Swedish economy also would decline, dropping from 22nd to 78th in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Cost Competitiveness Index, worse than Finland, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands. 

Sweden 'would suffer' under proposed passenger tax - IATA

BTN News
Sunday, 05 March 2017

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the proposed Swedish aviation passenger tax could cost 7,500 jobs there and negatively impact Sweden’s economic competitiveness. 

IATA also emphasised an Inquiry committee’s own acknowledgement that the climate change impact of the tax would be negligible.

Analysis by IATA of the 'green tax' proposals of up to SEK430 per ticket, shows that Swedish GDP would be SEK5 billion lower as a result of the impact of the tax. 

This could mean around one million fewer passengers and 7,500 fewer jobs in the aviation industry and the wider economy, IATA said. 

The competitive position of the Swedish economy also would decline, dropping from 22nd to 78th in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Cost Competitiveness Index, worse than Finland, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.