The federal deputy (PSOL-SP) presented this Thursday (3) a bill that to finance in Brazil.
According to the text, taxation is applied to both the passage and the operation of the aircraft from, from the amount of carbon dioxide emitted. It is also valid for both international and household flights.
The fee can reach up to $ 1,000 per ton of CO2 or 10% of the ticket.
The project was presented after eight countries, including France, Kenya and Spain ,.
The collection with the contribution of climate responsibility for luxury air transport, as it was baptized, should supply the National Fund on Climate Change.
Flight fee operated by international organizations in official missions or the public security actions, civil defense, rescue, public health or humanitarian service would be exempt from the rate.
Aircraft using SAF (less polluting fuel) has a 50% reduction in the rate, according to the project, and non -payment of the contribution generates a fine equal to the amount due.
“Our project inserts Brazil into a global agenda of climate and tax justice,” says Sâmia Bonfim.
“This model would rate only those who are members of the financial elite, the economic elite of our country, while these funds raised can serve directly for the financing of environmental projects, the preservation of the environment, mitigation of climate effects,” he adds.
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