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The government has announced that APD rates for 2028-29 will be uprated in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI), with rates to be rounded to the nearest penny.
The rates for 2028-29 will be as follows:
|
Bands |
Reduced rate (lowest class of travel) from 1 April 2028 |
Standard rate |
Higher rate from 1 April 2028 |
|
Domestic (flights within the UK) |
£8.52 |
£17.03 |
£151.18 |
|
Band A (0 to 2,000 miles) |
£15.97 |
£34.07 |
£151.18 |
|
Band B (2,001 to 5,500 miles) |
£108.60 |
£259.77 |
£1,167.93 |
|
Band C (over 5,500 miles) |
£112.86 |
£269.36 |
£1,214.78 |
As previously announced at Budget 2025, the higher rate of APD will also be extended to all private jets of 5.7 tonnes or more, which will take effect from 1 April 2027.
The travel and aviation industry, and its customers.
The rate changes and extension of the higher rate to private jets announced at Budget 2025 will take effect on 1 April 2027. The rates for 2028-29 announced in this Budget will take effect on 1 April 2028.
Both the increases in line with RPI and the extension of the scope of the higher rate to private jets are as expected. Both are in line with the government’s stated environmental objectives, with higher APD charges borne by passengers whose journeys produce the most emissions.