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Scottish Greens call for super-tax on private jets
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THE Scottish Greens have called on the SNP-Green Scottish government to levy a “super-tax” on private jets.
The demand for a £1,000 per passenger levy on the more than 10,000 Scottish private flights, comes as carbon emissions in the sector have been rising in recent years.
Britain has contributed 19 per cent of the 31 per cent in European private flight emissions since 2005.
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