Article: Green tax will slap [pounds sterling]500 on holidays; BA fears families will hop over to France for long-haul flights if the green levy goes ahead.

Byline: Karl West

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling is set to make another tax raid on hardpressed families already struggling with sky-high food bills and soaring petrolprices.

According to British Airways, a new green levy will add to their woes, slappinga [pounds sterling]500 surcharge on the average family holiday abroad.

The rise is down to the change from air passenger duty (APD), which is leviedon a individual travellers, to a per plane tax, known as aviation duty.

APD generates some [pounds sterling]2bn for the Chancellor's coffers each year. The new regime- due to be introduced next year - will bring in [pounds sterling]2.5bn in revenues for theTreasury, ...

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