01912cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004050 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451863840 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Strand, Jon. Indirect Taxes on International Aviation / Jon Strand, Michael Keen. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (58 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper examines the case for internationally coordinated indirect taxes on aviation (as a source of general revenue-not (necessarily) as a source of development finance). The case for such taxes is strong: the tax burden on international aviation is currently limited, yet it contributes significantly to border-crossing environmental damage. A tax on aviation fuel would address the key border-crossing externalities most directly; a ticket tax could raise more revenue; departure taxes face the least legal obstacles. Optimal policy requires deploying both fuel and ticket taxes. A fuel tax of 20 U.S. cents per gallon (10 percent, at today's fuel prices, corresponding to assessed environmental damage), or alternatively ticket taxes of 2.5 percent, would raise about USD 10 billion if imposed worldwide, and USD 3 billion if applied only in Europe. Mode of access: Internet Keen, Michael. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/124 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/124/001.2006.issue-124-en.xml IMF e-Library