French government favours raising taxes on private jets -minister

FILE PHOTO: French Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Christophe Bechu arrives to attend the weekly cabinet meeting after a government reshuffle at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 4, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government is in favour of raising taxes for private jets next year by aligning the taxation of aviation fuels with that of fuels used by cars, environment minister Christophe Bechu said on Saturday.

"The government supports this amendment," Bechu told franceinfo radio after some lawmakers from President Emmanuel Macron's bloc filed an amendment to the 2023 tax bill.