Departure Tax

**Reckless** · 22nd June 2007, 00:26

Originally Posted by xgnr

Ha ha ... check out the profits the shareholders make from Auckland Airport... add in the legal theft when you park the cage there.

Agreed!! And from what I saw on the news a couple of nights ago. Its another high earning, captive market asset, Manukau city council is going sell to overseas interests. Well what shares it has in it! So thay can squander the money then charge us more rates cause they've sold off their earning power???

**peasea** · 22nd June 2007, 13:09

Originally Posted by Reckless

Agreed!! And from what I saw on the news a couple of nights ago. Its another high earning, captive market asset, Manukau city council is going sell to overseas interests. Well what shares it has in it! So thay can squander the money then charge us more rates cause they've sold off their earning power???

There's no figuring them out sometimes is there? I have friends who work at the Wellington City Council, I used to in the transport division and I can see where the rates dollars go; down the drain. Local councils learn from central government how to squander money and while I don't doubt that there are some great people in councils there are some right knob-ends too. It's a gravy train...........and while we pay and pay, we have little control over any of it. Vote this council out, then that one will take over..... and do just the same thing.

**Pogo2** · 22nd June 2007, 19:37

Aviation Security Service. For every departure tax paid a portion goes to AvSec for the security checks that they undertake. We all may bitch and moan about that, but like a helmet - its too late to wish you had brought a good one as you fly through the air towards that gutter etc.

After working in the industry (not AvSEc though) it is suprising what goes on. NZ is not a backwater were nothing happpens.

Hope this helps.

**marty** · 22nd June 2007, 19:42

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Ah but we did pay, a 747 paid more landing tax than otehr due to its passengers and size, the airlines passed this on to the customer and we paid.

What they have done now is just make us pay again.

exactly - a 747 doesn't pay a DEPARTURE tax (you do), and you don't pay an ARRIVAL (LANDING) tax (they do)

although you do really pay the landing fee, through your tickets, so........