FAA Financing: Issues and Options in Deciding to Reinstate or Replace the Airline Ticket Tax

Anderson, John H., Jr.

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FAA Financing: Issues and Options in Deciding to Reinstate or Replace the Airline Ticket Tax

1997-02-04
By Anderson, John H., Jr.

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English

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Creators:

Anderson, John H., Jr.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Government Accountability Office
Subject/TRT Terms:

Airline Competition Airlines Airline Ticket Tax Airport And Airway Trust Fund Air Traffic Control Air Transportation Facilities Alternative Finacing Alternatives Analysis Aviation Economics Competition Domestic Competition Federal Government Agencies Fees Low Fare Airlines Small Airlines Taxes User Fees
Publication/ Report Number:

GAO/T-RCED-97-56
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1403178
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Government Accountability Office
Abstract:

On December 31, 1996, the government's authority to collect the taxes that finance the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, which has historically provided about three-quarters of Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) funding, lapsed. In December 1996, the General Accounting Office reported to Congress on the status of the Trust Fund and on a proposal by a coalition of the nation's largest airlines to replace the tax on domestic airline tickets, which has been the Trust Fund's primary source of revenue, with fees on domestic operations. This Congressional testimony by John H. Anderson, Jr., Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division of the General Accounting Office discusses (1) status of the Trust Fund, (2) issues raised by the coalition's proposal, (3) potential effects of the coalition's proposal on domestic competition, and (4) potential competitive impacts of alternative options for financing FAA.
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