The French government is widely expected to raise aviation taxes as part of efforts to address a EUR60 billion euro (USD65.5 billion) budget deficit.

According to French news reports, the government is considering raising the so-called solidarity tax on airline tickets by an additional EUR1 billion euros (USD1.09 billion) as part of the 2025 finance bill. For long-haul business class flights exceeding 5,000 kilometres, the tax on airline tickets would triple, increasing from EUR60 (USD65.5) to EUR200 (USD218) per ticket, according to Les Echos and Le…

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