Image: Lufthansa A380 Everyone knows by now that the European member states have started a belt-tightening kick. Germany’s Chancellor Merkel has presented an austerity plan that includes an eco-tax on air travel. And the air is already heating up: airlines claim the tax is a body-blow, too close on the heels of losses related to the volcanic ash . Advocates hope for new revenues of 1 billion euros from the eco-tax on air travel. The opposition claims t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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German Government Proposes Eco-tax on Air Travel