air transport tax

[frankthring]

Going abroad on hols anytime soon ? Enjoy the lovely British Govt
Air Transport Tax. A family of four going to Florida pay ?240....to the
Caribbean... ?300 !!!
Now lets be a French family. My chum Jim Slip is always telling me how
he cannot be treated for impetigo or whatever in French hospitals without
coughing up two billion quid....but hey, same family of four pay just ?15 !"
Lucky lucky bloody French, I say, Jimbo, (and they have all that lovely
wine, not to mention French patisseries, to stuff themselves with).
And then there are the 22 other EEC countries who charge their citizens
nothing at all in air transport taxes !!
As someone who made the big mistake of flying from a UK airport to
Thailand recently let me say its time something was done about this state
of affairs !

[Nob3y]

who did you fly with and how much did it cost?

[frankthring]

I fail to see that it matters much Nob3y....the tax so far as I am aware
relates to all departures starting in the UK and going overseas. Its a no-
win situation.

[Nob3y]

Oh ok sod ya then,was only askin

[RoddersUK]

What we need is a revolution to nail the bleeding politicians to the wall and to do away with these unfair taxes. Unfortunately it won't happen though.
The main problem down here is the fucking Green Party. A bunch of nonentities who spout hot air, but, Brighton now has voted in a Green Party majority to run the fucking place. God fucking help us, cos no other fucker will.
Travellers, oops I mean fucking Pikies, and arsehole sqatters are now coming from all over the UK to trash Brighton. This is fact.