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Doc 9082 — ICAO's Policies on Charges for Airports and Air Navigation Services
Council policy
Policy recommendations concerning airport and air navigation service charges.
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Inspected local edition: 9th, 2012.
Passages read: Foreword paragraphs 1, 3 and 4, printed (vii), PDF 9.
Council charging policy; charges and taxes distinguished.
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Charges, taxes and the economics of infrastructure →
The inspected Doc 9082 Foreword distinguishes a charge intended to recover costs of aviation facilities or services from a tax intended to raise general public revenue. This is a useful conceptual starting point for reading an airport invoice or policy debate. It is not a rule for deciding the legal classification of every real payment.