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Bloomberg
Airlines will soon be charged more for polluting in Europe, but private jets and Amazon.com packages are set to escape the tougher rules.
That’s part of a plan by the European Union set to be unveiled next week. While commercial flights are set to be subject to a new tax system that discourages the use fossil fuels, private jets and cargo flights will be exempt from the requirement, according to a draft of proposals seen by Bloomberg. The revised energy taxation law will be part of a package of measures due on July 14 aimed at aligning its entire economy with the stricter goal to reduce greenhouse gases by at least 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels.