Marketing campaign for Higher Transport mentioned taxing jet gasoline on the identical charge as petrol and diesel for motorists would assist reduce carbon emissions from aviation and lift £1.53 billion per 12 months.
That cash could be sufficient to scrap the following annual enhance in the price of rail journey, the group mentioned.
Marketing campaign for Higher Transport listed greater than 40 international locations that tax kerosene on home flights, corresponding to Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland and the US.
The group’s chief government Paul Tuohy mentioned: “It’s absurd that the Authorities chooses to put no tax on aviation gasoline, but closely taxes petrol and diesel for drivers.
“Taxing kerosene would assist scale back home flights and save carbon, and the cash raised might pay for a rail fare freeze subsequent 12 months to make the trains cheaper and encourage extra individuals to make use of them.”
Will increase in regulated practice fares corresponding to season tickets are historically carried out on the primary working day of the 12 months, based mostly on the earlier July’s retail value index (RPI) measure of inflation, which can be introduced on Wednesday.
However the Division for Transport confirmed on Monday that subsequent 12 months’s rise in fares in England can be delayed till March and can be decrease than the RPI determine, which for June was 11.8%.
Wales often makes related fares adjustments to England whereas the Scottish Authorities has not introduced its plan for 2023.
Fares in Northern Eire are set by operator Translink, which doesn’t use RPI.
Street gasoline is taxed at a charge of practically 53p per litre after a 5p per litre reduce was carried out in March.
Airways pay no tax on gasoline within the UK, however should pay air passenger obligation (APD).
APD is a per passenger cost based mostly on the category of the cabin they journey in and the gap of the flight.
For home flights in commonplace class, the price is £13 every means.
