Jet fuel tax could raise £6bn a year in the UK, says thinktank

Experts say ‘baffling’ lack of equivalent to fuel duty means motorists are more strongly taxed than private jet owners

Campaigners have urged the chancellor to start taxing jet fuel – with a report showing that charging duty at the same rate paid by motorists would raise up to £6bn a year for the public finances.

An analysis by the thinktank Transport & Environment (T&E) UK said introducing a “fair” equivalent to the fuel duty paid in other sectors could raise between £400m and £5.9bn a year, based on the 11m tonnes of kerosene consumed by planes taking off from the UK in 2023.