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The judgment confirmed that the way this latest Government tax rise was managed by the Treasury made it impossible for tour operators to pass on the additional cost to customers who had already booked their holidays.By failing to consider these companies the Treasury has severely and unfairly penalised the tour operators and did not create a level competitive playing field. At a time when the economy needs stability and confidence, the wider business community as a whole will also note with concern that the Court in its deliberations established that the increase was in practice a retrospective tax, and that a key driver for the Government's action was simply to raise revenue, not just for supposed environmental benefits, reflecting what the FTO and its members have publicly stated from the outset.

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