Miri Regev speaks out against flight tax: "Will drive foreign airlines away from Israel"

Transportation Minister Miri Regev opposes the Tax Authority's proposal to impose a tax on international and domestic flights, warning that the tax will be passed on to passengers and drive foreign airlines away from Israel.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev is opposing the Tax Authority's proposal to impose a tax on international and domestic flights. The proposal, published yesterday (Sunday) by the Tax Authority at the Ministry of Finance, is intended to increase state revenues, but Regev warns that the tax will be passed on to ticket prices and harm passengers. According to her, the tax may deter foreign airlines from operating flights to Israel, precisely at a time when the industry is trying to recover from the war. Regev also opposes imposing a tax on domestic flights, especially the route to Eilat, which she defines as part of the public transportation network to the city. The proposal is still in the legislative stage.