Federal Aviation Fuel Excise Tax on Aviation Gas and Jet Fuel

Data Table [1]

A	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004
B	$62,587,981	$64,577,793	$42,343,396	$80,240,830	$82,873,887

A = Fiscal year

B = Aviation Fuel Excise Tax collected by the Government of Canada on Aviation Gas and Jet Fuel. 

• Although there was some relief on the amount of tax levied after the tragic events of 2001, we see that over time there has been a steady increase.
• The aviation fuel excise tax is directed to general revenues and is not necessarily reinvested into air transport.

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[1]  Public Accounts of Canada, 2003-2004
[2] Parliament of Canada, The Excise Tax Act ( R.S. 1985, c. E-15 ) unofficial copy available on the world wide web at http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/E-15/text.html