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Old 03-27-2015 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Big E 757
No, they don't...they give them to the likes of Southwest, JetBlue, and Alaska to entice competition to lower fares at their major airports. They work for the people of the state to save them money.
Hmm, not sure I understand your point ... The article didn't mention those three but it did mention the Big US3... Not saying other airlines might not benefit in other states, but this does seem to be a subsidy to the Big US3, at the expense of other U.S. airlines. So, I expect those on here to be equally outraged at this unfair subsidy?

On Wednesday, March 18, a majority of the North Carolina Senate signed onto an economic incentive bill that would let American Airlines’ handout expire at the end of the year. The break is a cap on the amount of sales tax on jet fuel American pays, expected to be worth $15.5 million next year.

On Thursday, March 19, the Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee voted in favor of a bill to close a tax loophole that United Airlines and American Airlines use to avoid paying millions in local sales taxes.

On Friday, March 20, the Georgia Senate passed a transportation funding package that would end Delta Air Lines’ tax break. The bill, which passed the House earlier in March, would eliminate the state’s estimated $25 million sales tax break on jet fuel for airlines.
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