Airline Industry Overstates Tax Burden, Researchers Find

The airline industry overstates the tax burden on air travelers, an MIT-Daniel Webster College study finds. Concluding that the tax on an average domestic fare is about 15% rather than up to 26%, as claimed by airlines seeking tax relief from Congress, researchers cite three major ways airlines'...

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