In a memo to employees, Bastian wrote: «While Delta's intent was to remain neutral, some elected officials in Georgia tied our decision to a pending
jet fuel tax exemption, threatening to eliminate it unless we reversed course.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian did, however, announce that the company is looking at whether to end discounts with other «politically divisive» organizations after Georgia lawmakers punished the airline by removing
the jet fuel tax exemption from a larger bill.
Georgia lawmakers approved taking away a $ 50 million
jet fuel tax break from Delta Air Lines after the airline cut discounts for NRA members.
While Delta's intent was to remain neutral, some elected officials in Georgia tied our decision to a pending
jet fuel tax exemption, threatening to eliminate it unless we reversed course.
Not exact matches
Delta had hoped to that lawmakers would restore a sales
tax exemption on
jet fuel that lawmakers ended in 2015.
Delta CEO fired back at state lawmakers who dropped a
jet -
fuel tax break after the airline ended discounts for an upcoming NRA meeting.
A bill before the state's General Assembly would exempt
jet fuel from sales
tax, benefiting the airline.
But several Republicans said in response they would not back a provision in a larger
tax bill that would give Delta a significant
tax break — it would exempt from state sales
taxes some
jet fuel purchased at the Atlanta - Hartsfield Jackson Airport.
«By removing the sales
tax on
jet fuel, we can level the playing field for our airports and airlines to compete.»
The Georgia
tax bill pulls a
jet -
fuel exemption for Delta, valued at $ 50 million.
«Of the 21 states that are home to large hub airports in the U.S., Georgia imposes the fourth highest state
tax on
jet fuel.
The governor's proposal to exempt sales
tax on
jet fuel will level the playing field with other states, position Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport for continued growth and benefit companies throughout the state whose businesses depend on global air service, all of which will keep Georgia competitive for the years ahead.»
Mr Osborne announced an increase in the threshold before workers start paying income
tax to # 8,105, financial support for first - time home buyers, a two per cent cut to corporation
tax this year, a
tax on private
jets, a clampdown on non-doms, the introduction of # 140 flat - rate state pension, a review into a merger of national insurance and income
tax and a fair
fuel stabiliser, including a 1p cut on
fuel duty.
Fossil
fuel industries collect some $ 4 billion a year in
tax breaks and other aid, reports Taxpayers for Common Sense, a group of nonpartisan budget watchdogs — and that figure doesn't even take into account hidden forms of support, such as the Pentagon's
jet aircraft research and development that led to efficient new natural gas turbines.
The Atlanta Journal - Constitution (AJC) published an article regarding Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS) and the Atlanta Hartsfield - Jackson International Airport's ongoing dispute over Clayton County sales
tax revenue from
jet fuel.
You can get a round trip economy award with
Jet Airways from Mumbai to Newark for 95,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying club miles and $ 267.49 in
Fuel Surcharges +
Taxes + fees or 190,000 miles for a round trip business award.
Such a
tax would be levied on all
fuels, including, naturally enough, gasoline and
jet fuel, and would add substantially to the cost of gasoline and electric power.
Such
taxes might slow the projected growth in worldwide air travel and encourage manufacturers to make efficiency improvements that lower
jet fuel consumption.
However, recent European discussions of imposing
taxes on
jet fuel are a promising development.
Or we could stop subsidizing the airline industry with
tax dollars (I don't fancy getting groped by big sis anyways), as
jet fuel is another 3 %.
We retooled CTC's carbon
tax spreadsheet model, incorporating the latest data, snazzing up the user interface and graphics, and for the first time apportioning refinery emissions among their «downstream» sectors — driving, freight and air travel (
jet fuel).