The eight member countries of the Coalition intend to look at the establishment “of a specific tax on business class tickets and private jets”.
Eight countries, including France, Kenya and Spain, launched this Monday a coalition intended to strengthen the taxation of the air sector, with possible taxes on private jets and on passengers traveling in premium classes.
This coalition, announced at a UN conference on development funding, which opened Monday in Seville, Spain, “will work in favor of a greater contribution from the aviation sector” with “climate resilience”, announced the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. The eight countries concerned (France, Kenya, Spain, Benin, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Barbados and Antigua-et-Barbuda) will in particular look at the establishment “of a specific tax tickets and private jets,” he added.
In a press release, the Elysée confirmed this initiative, specifying that it was aimed at “improving the mobilization of national revenue from developing countries and supporting international solidarity”, in particular with regard to “adaptation to climate change”. The objective is “to increase the number of countries applying taxes on plane tickets, including for luxury trips, and to tax private jets based on best practices”, while ensuring “greater progressiveness in countries already having such samples”, specifies the Elysée.
Up to 187 billion euros in revenue
This announcement was welcomed by Greenpeace, who urged a statement “all the countries to join and implement the commitments” made by this “new solidarity coalition” by COP30, which will be held in November in Belem, Brazil. “Flying is the most elitist and polluting form of travel, so this is an important step to ensure that frantic users in this sub-owned sector pay their fair share,” insisted Rebecca Newsom, campaign manager “Stop Forer, start paying” at Greenpeace.
During the Dubai COP28, in 2023, Barbados, France and Kenya had launched a working group, with the support of the European Commission, to reflect on so -called “global solidarity” samples from sectors of polluting activity, such as fossil fuels and aviation.
This group, which has since worked on the establishment of specific taxes on private jets and plane tickets, estimated in a report published on June 19 that these measures could “generate substantial income”, up to 187 billion euros if they were to be generalized.
