https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/greens-back-stuc-plans-frequent-flyer-levy
‘We all want first-class public services and the frequent flyer levy is a direct route to funding them’THE Scottish Greens have backed STUC calls for a new tax on frequent fliers to cut the cost of travelling by bus and train.
The plans, first outlined by the STUC’s landmark 2023 Raising Taxes to Deliver for Scotland report, suggested the levy could not only raise as much as £50 million and act as a progressive replacement for the present flat air departure tax.
Scottish Green co-leader Gillian Mackay said the party “believe in taxing wealth, and protecting our planet.”
“A frequent flyer levy would allow us to do both of those, while cutting the cost of public transport and investing in services that communities across Scotland urgently need,” she said.
Arguing the cash raised could be “invested in cheaper train tickets, better public transport and continuing to cut the cost of bus travel until we have a service that is free for everyone,” she added: “With public finances under pressure, the answer cannot be to ask ordinary working people to pay more or accept cuts.
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