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Private Jets, Amazon Orders Set to Escape Higher EU Energy Taxes
- Airlines to pay more, but luxury jets and cargo may dodge rule
- “Super-rich super polluters don’t pay a cent”: lobby group
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Airlines will soon be charged more for polluting in Europe, but private jets and Amazon.com packages are set to escape the tougher rules.
That’s part of a plan by the European Union set to be unveiled next week. While commercial flights are set to be subject to a new tax system that discourages the use fossil fuels, private jets -- which are five to 14 times more polluting per passenger -- and cargo flights will be exempt from the requirement, according to a draft of the proposals seen by Bloomberg.