Affect the budget of the tourists to the region

Since this week is more expensive to travel from the UK to the Caribbean

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3 abril, 2012 Deja un comentario

From this week for passengers departing from the UK to the Caribbean, the budget will increase by 8% by the application of Air Passenger Tax (Air Passenger Duty APD) making trips to the Caribbean is even more expensive more.

This mediad tax had already been announced by the English government, despite the claims that have made tourism authorities in the Caribbean and the airlines serving the route reiterating that the measure will impact thousands of working families and will affect the economy as a whole.

The new increase means that for the Caribbean, located arbitrarily in the third or C band (of the four that includes the APD system because of the distances traveled from London to the capitals of other countries), ranging from 4,001 to 6,000 km of flight, the amount of tax increased from 75 pounds (U.S. $ 120) to 81 pounds ($ 128) in Economy Class and 150libras (U.S. $ 240) to 162 pounds ($ 260) in Premium (beyond the ticket price air). It is expected that a further increase in April 2013 carried rates up to 83 pounds ($ 132) and 166 pounds ($ 266).

The airline Easyjet, British Airways via IAG, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic «urge» to the British finance minister (Chancellor of the Exchequer), George Osborne, to «make the APD the first tax to be discussed at the next revision of the Treasury on the impacts of taxes in the economy. »

Successive increases planned through 2016, they warned, «will mean that an average family of four to pay 500 pounds ($ 800) tax flying Economy in Australia, while in 2005 paid only 80 (U.S. $ 128).»

In the case of the Caribbean, the amount of that same family will amount to 440 pounds ($ 705) in Economy, much more than they had to spend seven years ago. For Sir Richard Branson, owner of Virgin Group, the constant tax increases, high-level and could make many people stop traveling to the UK.

The tax applies to departures from airports in the European country, and the cost is included in the ticket. Does not apply to passengers flying from the UK but do so in transit from other countries (including a connecting flight on the same reservation and within 24 hours of arrival. Beyond this limit applies to the DPA). «The tax is positive when the country does not cost money, and I think in this case is reaching a level that will cost the country money,» said the businessman.

According to the WTTC, in the next twelve months, after the new increase, the British government could raise an estimated 2.8 billion pounds (U.S. $ 4,484,590 million) in extra tax for passengers, more than any other country . However, if the APD is removed, would be created in the same period more than 91 thousand jobs and the British economy would receive about 4.2 billion pounds (U.S. $ 6,726,890).

The English government has responded to criticism that it has already frozen the increase in APD in 2011 and now also included for the first time, the private jets.According to analysts, although aviation is seen as a vital sector for job creation and recovery and growth of the economy, one of the solutions of the UK budget deficit of 126 billion pounds (U.S. $ 201,807. 000) and an astronomical national debt is «squeeze» more even to passengers.

From the Caribbean, which recently called a «slap in the face» tax policy in London and has repeatedly emphasized the negative impact of APD, the secretary of the CTO, Richard Skerritt, stressed that the measure affects the economy of the region highly dependent on tourism, and has influenced a reduction of British tourism to the islands in recent years, from 1,373,600 in 2007 to 1,103,400 in 2010.



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