英国区域机场面临高涨的税收,有可能提高飞行价格,减少投资。 UK regional airports face soaring taxes, risking higher flight prices and reduced investment.

由于大幅度调整商业费率,区域机场正在处理财产税飞涨的问题,这可能导致联合王国旅行者票价上涨。 Due to a significant revaluation of business rates, regional airports are dealing with skyrocketing property taxes, which could result in higher ticket prices for UK travelers. 曼彻斯特的税单增加了420万英镑,达到1 810万英镑,曼彻斯特、布里斯托尔和伯明翰等机场的可计税价值翻了一番以上。 Manchester's tax bill increased by £4.2 million to £18.1 million, and rateable values at some airports, such as Manchester, Bristol, and Birmingham, have more than doubled. 尽管过渡性救济将年增长率限制在30%,但预计大多数区域机场的税单在三年内将会翻一番以上。 The majority of regional airports are anticipated to see tax bills more than double over the course of three years, despite transitional relief limiting annual increases to 30%. 工业领导人告诫说,这些成本冲击很可能通过增加航空和机场收费而传播,危及总投资总额超过20亿英镑的计划投资,并伤害依赖航空连通的地方经济。 Industry leaders caution that these cost shocks will probably be passed on through increased airline and airport fees, endangering planned investments totaling more than £2 billion and hurting local economies that depend on air connectivity. 机场运营商称目前的商业利率制度不可持续且短视,他们恳求政府改变这一制度。 Airport operators call the current business rates system unsustainable and shortsighted, and they are pleading with the government to change it.