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The air passenger tax means that flying from Dutch airports will become more expensive.

The flight tax is expected to triple, from about 8 euros to about 24 euros per flight. This is stated in the elaboration of the Dutch plans to call on European billions from the recovery and resilience fund. In exchange for money from that fund, countries have to implement reforms, for example in the field of climate.

Passengers will pay a higher rate on their plane ticket from 1 January next year. Currently, the tax raises about 200 million euros. An additional 400 million euros must be added, as was stated in the coalition agreement. What it will look like exactly will become clear later: the House will consider the Tax Plan for 2023 in the autumn. It concerns a tax for flights from the Netherlands.

“The air passenger tax means that flying from Dutch airports will become more expensive. As a result, some travelers will be able to refrain from travelling, others will choose another mode of transport, others will divert to foreign airports and some will continue to fly," Minister Sigrid Kaag (Finance) wrote to the House of Representatives.

But for the short term, the effects are "relatively limited", the minister expects: there is actually a lot of demand for flights. Kaag expects "in practice no reduced demand".

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