The idea of an eco-tax on national and international flights to fight against global warming worries companies in the airline sector.
On Europe 1, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari is worried about the "completely deleterious impacts" of such a tax on a sector already weakened by the coronavirus epidemic.
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The 150 French citizens drawn by lot to participate in the Citizens' Convention worked for nine months, leaving behind 149 proposals to fight against climate change in France.
Among them, eight measures concern the aviation sector, one of which proposes the introduction of an eco-contribution, a tax on long or short flights.
A measure that worries companies in the airline sector.
Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Minister Delegate to the Minister for the Ecological Transition, in charge of Transport, fears "completely deleterious impacts" on Europe 1.
"I think this tax would have quite deleterious impacts," said Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
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