德国总理弗里德里希·梅尔茨周二在一次商业活动上表示，他希望进一步降低德国的航空交通税。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to further reduce the air traffic tax in Germany, he said at a business event on Tuesday.
梅尔茨指出，他的联合政府此前已决定撤销该税收的增加，自7月1日起生效。
Merz pointed to his coalition's decision to reverse the increase in the tax with effect from July 1.
在回答有关机票税是否可以彻底取消的问题时，梅尔茨说：“第二部分必须跟上。”
“The second part must follow,” said Merz in response to a question as to whether the air passenger tax could be abolished altogether.
梅尔茨补充说：“我们征收这项税收并没有给我们自己带来任何好处，因为德国的航空交通正在被分流到德意志联邦共和国境外的地点。”
“We are not doing ourselves any favours with this levy, because air traffic in Germany is being diverted to locations outside the Federal Republic of Germany,” Merz added.
梅尔茨还表示：“我希望我们纠正这一点”，但没有透露具体细节。这将对联邦预算产生影响。长期以来，航空业一直抱怨德国的高成本，包括税收和费用。
“I would like us to rectify this,” Merz added, without giving details. This would have implications for the federal budget. The aviation industry has long lamented high costs in Germany, including taxes and fees.