As part of the EU’s flagship emissions trading scheme (ETS), Germany has recently announced planned changes to its taxes. The plans would include a tax increase for international and domestic airline tickets, which would be used to invest in railways and reduce VAT on train tickets.

However, this announcement has been met with opposition, both from European airlines, and from carriers in the US. One group – Airlines for America (A4A), which represents American, Delta, and United – wrote to the Commission to express concerns about the proposed changes.

A4A says that the plan is illegal. They also say that it violates the EU-US aviation agreement, as well as undermining the UN agreement for offsetting international aviation emissions: the carbon offsetting and reduction scheme for international aviation (CORSIA).

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