Taxation of civil aviation fuels as a source of financing for vulnerable countries

La taxation des carburants de l’aviation civile comme source de financement à destination des pays vulnérables

Alou Adessé Dama, Vianney Dequiedt (), Audrey-Anne de Ubeda and Grégoire Rota-Graziosi ()
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Vianney Dequiedt: FERDI - Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International, CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne
Audrey-Anne de Ubeda: FERDI - Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International
Grégoire Rota-Graziosi: FERDI - Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International, UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne, CERDI - Centre d'Études et de Recherches sur le Développement International - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - UCA - Université Clermont Auvergne

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Abstract: Lifting the tax exemption for jet fuel used for international flights is a recurring demand from many stakeholders committed to sustainable development. Currently, this exemption keeps the carbon pricing of jet fuel at an excessively low level and is inconsistent with the decarbonisation objectives set by the international community. A tax of €0.33 per litre would raise €18 billion per year, while a tax of €0.1 per litre would raise €5.8 billion per year. This tax would ultimately be based on a polluter-pays principle and the concentrated structure of the sector should facilitate its collection. While international negotiations are essential for adoption worldwide, the introduction of such a tax, or at least the end of the current tax exemption, does not contradict the Chicago Convention, which has laid the foundations for international cooperation in civil aviation since 1944. Although it alone cannot finance the climate change adaptation needs of countries in the South, the taxation of civil aviation fuels is an interesting avenue for short-term funding for vulnerable countries. In the longer term, such taxation would accelerate the low-carbon transition of the international civil aviation sector.

Keywords: Taxation; Kérosène; Aviation civile; Fonds pertes et dommages; Financement des pays vulnérables (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-03-07
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