Departure tax to rise by $9

[oz_mark]

Departure tax to rise by $9 - Breaking News - National - Breaking News

[$9 is almost 25%!]

International air and sea passengers will pay an extra $9 under a new government charge that passed the lower house on Wednesday.

The opposition, which said it was just another tax, tried unsuccessfully to delay the rise in the passenger movement charge from July 1 by having it referred to a Senate committee.

The Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2008 raises the charge from $38 to $47 in order to help pay, the government says, for a wide range of security measures.

 

[Evan]

And airlines are already finding it really hard to keep prices low with fuel costs and so the govt adds some additional burden, we will see all prices ex AU i am sure rise upto $100 very soon. Even economy is getting expensive now.
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[JohnK]

Just what was really needed with ever increasing oil prices causing havoc in the airline industry....

 

[Mal]

I wonder if airlines will go cap in hand to current booked passengers for the increase, or just absorb the cost. (That is assuming it's a retrospective increase on current bookings and also implemented for new bookings)

 

[Travel Guru]

I wonder if airlines will go cap in hand to current booked passengers for the increase, or just absorb the cost. (That is assuming it's a retrospective increase on current bookings and also implemented for new bookings)

I don't believe they can, generally taxes are fixed once the ticket is issued (unless it's reissued etc) but then we haven't had a rise in the AU tax for quite a while so it's hard to say, I wouldn't expect they'd bother for $9.

I'm not sure if the airline pay the AU tax to the Govt. once BSP has passed with ticketing, or whether they're billed once the pax departs.

TG

 

[simongr]

Perhaps with these taxes they can fund a Security summit in Cancun...

 

[Mal]

I don't believe they can, generally taxes are fixed once the ticket is issued (unless it's reissued etc) but then we haven't had a rise in the AU tax for quite a while so it's hard to say, I wouldn't expect they'd bother for $9.

When the APD was increased in the UK about 16 months ago (I think), they made the change retrospective and it was interesting to see which airlines went cap-in-hand to their customers asking for the $$ and which just absorbed the cost.

Maybe I should read up on the legislation and see what the story is.

 

[aus_flyer]

They probably need the cash to fund the next 2021 summit... or another butler?

 

[MelUser]

Remember the good old days when you had to buy a stamp at the airport and affix it to the ticket!

 

[opusman]

Remember the good old days when you had to buy a stamp at the airport and affix it to the ticket!

I was always organised and bought mine at the post office!

 

[garyjohn951]

Departure tax to rise by $9 - Breaking News - National - Breaking News

[$9 is almost 25%!]

Slow News Day, this was annouced in the Budget and in both Melbourne Newspapers the next day. In fact was a heading for one article.

 

[Flashback]

Perhaps with these taxes they can fund a Security summit in Cancun...

Surely you jest?

 

[serfty]

Slow News Day, this was annouced in the Budget and in both Melbourne Newspapers the next day. In fact was a heading for one article.

Yeah, but this was basically swamped by other issues ... TBH I had noticed at the time but forgot about it; maybe I should hand in my FFer Badge:-|

 

[simongr]

Surely you jest?

Not sure what additional security measures they are putting that require an increase in taxes - other than to perhaps pay for a food taster for Mr Rudd.

 

[Travel Guru]

Remember the good old days when you had to buy a stamp at the airport and affix it to the ticket!

You're showing your age MelUser...some of us are still the south side of 40!

TG

 

[straitman]

You're showing your age MelUser...some of us are still the south side of 40!

TG

Speak for yourself :!: :evil: :evil:

 

[adrian]

Sorry to bump an old(ish) thread, but does anyone know if the Departure tax is only applied where there is minimum stopover times in Aust, ie. greater than 24 hrs.

I understand Thailand charges you as soon as you leave the airport, but that NZ allows you 24 hrs. Curious what the situation is here.

Thanks in advance

 

[NM]

Sorry to bump an old(ish) thread, but does anyone know if the Departure tax is only applied where there is minimum stopover times in Aust, ie. greater than 24 hrs.

I understand Thailand charges you as soon as you leave the airport, but that NZ allows you 24 hrs. Curious what the situation is here.

Thanks in advance

The following exemptions apply:
1. Crew (operational and positioning) including crew who need to depart Australia to take duty offshore on a vessel/aircraft. (Positioning and Operational crew is a passenger on an aircraft/ship whose departure from Australia is undertaken for the purposes of becoming a crew member of that aircraft, another aircraft or a ship).

2. Transit passengers, except where the point of disembarkation and embarkation is the turnaround point (eg: SIN-BNE-SIN in the same day). All persons must remain airside.

3. Emergency passengers - flights which land in Australia for emergency reasons, passengers from an aborted flight, non-disembarking passengers.

4. Diplomatic and consular representatives.

5. Infants under 2 years and not occupying a seat.

6. Children under 12 years of age.

7. Torres Strait inhabitants (including those who are Papua New Guinea citizens) engaged in traditional activities.

8. Foreign defence force personnel (and their families) departing Australia in military aircraft.

9. Passengers arriving by sea and who depart within 48 hours.

10. Passengers who, in the course of a single journey, pass through Australia more than once, are only liable for one tax payment. e.g.
• AKL/SYD/NAN/SYD/SIN/SYD/AKL - pay one PMC.
• NAN/SYD/LON/SIN/BNE/HIR - pay one PMC.
• BNE/POM/BNE/POM/BNE - pay two PMC's

For the purpose of the PMC, the External Territories will be regarded as part of Australia and end to end travel to them will not attract PMC liability.

 

[serfty]

...

10. Passengers who, in the course of a single journey, pass through
Australia more than once, are only liable for one tax payment. e.g.
• AKL/SYD/NAN/SYD/SIN/SYD/AKL - pay one PMC.
• NAN/SYD/LON/SIN/BNE/HIR - pay one PMC.
• BNE/POM/BNE/POM/BNE - pay two PMC's ...

Interesting, the implication here is that an xONEx routed, say, NRT-SYD-AKL-MEL-BNE-LAX-LHR-NRT, would be only liable for the one PMC.:idea:

 

[NM]

Interesting, the implication here is that an xONEx routed, say, NRT-SYD-AKL-MEL-BNE-LAX-LHR-NRT, would be only liable for the one PMC.:idea:

Indeed that is correct. No ticket should include more than one AU charge.