{"id":32014,"date":"2026-07-15T08:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32014"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:56:29","slug":"highlands-to-retain-exemption-from-airline-tax-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32014","title":{"rendered":"Highlands to retain exemption from airline tax \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sumburgh-Airport.png\" alt=\"Sumburgh Airport\" class=\"wp-image-49255 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1402\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sumburgh-Airport.png\" alt=\"Sumburgh Airport\" class=\"wp-image-49255 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sumburgh-Airport.png 1402w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sumburgh-Airport-600x373.png 600w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sumburgh-Airport-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sumburgh-Airport-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sumburgh-Airport-1024x637.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1402px) 100vw, 1402px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Highlands and Island Airports will retain special exemption<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">All flights between the Highlands and Islands and other Scottish airports will be exempt from Air Departure Tax (ADT) when the devolved levy comes into force next year<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Deputy First Minister and Finance Secretary Jenny Gilruth said extending the exemption to incoming flights to the Highlands and Islands from other locations in Scotland will improve national connectivity for people and businesses when ADT replaces the UK Government\u2019s Air Passenger Duty on 1 April 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Under ADT, flights from the Highlands and Islands to airports in the rest of the UK will remain exempt, including via connecting flights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking as analysis of ADT consultation responses was published, Ms Gilruth also confirmed the levy will pave the way for the introduction of a Scottish Private Jet tax from April 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">She said: \u201cThis is the latest step in our mission to ensure Scotland\u2019s devolved tax system works for every corner of the country. These ADT exemptions recognise the particular connectivity challenges faced by the people and businesses who have made the Highlands and Islands their home, and will help support communities to thrive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur progressive approach to taxation helps the Scottish Government to provide the best cost of living support available in the UK, such as free university tuition, free prescriptions and our plans for a \u00a32 bus fare cap across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA private jet tax will ensure those who contribute significantly higher emissions per person compared to commercial flights\u00a0will pay more for the privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.5.6) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script>#Highlands #retain #exemption #airline #tax #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlands and Island Airports &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[18630,5339,266,265,2663,10556,18631,15698,227],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32014"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}