Airport boss backs call for devolved APD
11.10.11
The boss at Aberdeen Airport has backed a group of influential north-east business and local government leaders who have made an eleventh hour bid to persuade the Government to give Scotland control of air passenger duty (APD), STV reports.
In an open letter they have urged UK Chancellor George Osborne to devolve powers for APD to Scotland. It has been signed by senior figures in the region's travel industry ahead of the pre-budget report next month.
The letter argues of economic similarities between Northern Ireland, where the tax is set to be devolved, and Scotland. Both countries are trying to increase inward investment and increase export revenue to support an economy recovering from the economic recession, it says.
Signatories to the letter include Aberdeen Airport managing director Derek Provan, Derick Murray, director of north-east transport body Nestrans, Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce CEO Bob Collier, but council leaders.
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