[Gnejs]

I am working on a resolution to improve overall enviroment by increasing prices for traveling with air crafts

unfortunately more time than 15min a day for nationstates is a luxury I don't have these days. Therefore I have nothing concrete to present at this moment. thought i would throw the idea out and see if any of you had some thoughts.

[Quintessence of Dust]

An aviation fuel tax would be a good idea. It's something that's been talked about IRL, but not implemented that successfully, or at all. Aviation fuel tends not to be taxed, whereas automobile fuel is; it's sorting out how an international tax (domestic taxation can't be mandated by the UN) would be implemented that's tricky, as well as deciding on what to use the revenue on.

[Eisophca]

Environmental projects, I would assume.

[Embolalia]

Quintessence of DustJan 8 2007, 04:32 AM (domestic taxation can't be mandated by the UN) [/quote]
Not exactly.

UNR#4 The UN shall not be allowed to collect taxes directly from the citizens of any member state for any purpose.[/quote]
While possibly just splitting hairs, it only specifies citizens, not companies, or the nations themselves.

But it would be easier to say that nations must impose a tax on aviation fuel, and that the revenue must go toward environmental projects or whatever.

On another note, I think that an aviation tax would not go over well in many places. Many people don't draw the line between RL and NS, so they assume NS air travel is as expensive as RL air travel. Ergo, increasing that price would be bad.

Unfortunately, I don't see any way to limit air travel effectively without price increases.

Perhaps this may be a good resolution to bring up at regional council?

[Quintessence of Dust]

KedalfaxJan 23 2007, 12:20 AM Quintessence of DustJan 8 2007, 04:32 AM (domestic taxation can't be mandated by the UN) [/quote]
Not exactly. [/quote]
Yes, exactly.

Representation in Taxation:
Quote: 2.DECLARES and PROTECTS, as inviolable rights of nations:
(a) imposing or not imposing of taxes or fees on domestic activities, items, and businesses within their national boundaries, and
(b) the determination of rate, general type (progressive, flat, etc.) and specific application of such taxes (who/what is and is not taxed); [/quote]

[Embolalia]

I was not aware of that one. It'll be hard to make a proposal that gets around that one.

[Quintessence of Dust]

Not at all. You just need apply it only to international travel.