He said fares had increased about 20% since their recession lows in 2009 -- and tipped them to rise at least a further 5% as airlines were forced to shoulder higher taxes and user fees in addition to rising fuel costs.
Also increasing is the balance in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund because user fees and taxes, which were intended to be dedicated exclusively to aviation improvements, are not being invested as they should be.
The Orphan Drug Act, enacted in 1982, provides incentives--including tax credits and exemption from user fees--for the development of drugs for rare diseases.
The constitution gives the federal government the power to tax imports and exports, selling or manufacturing specific commodities (excise taxes) and incomes, and to impose user fees for government services.
In its place would be a mix of user fees and taxes that is more closely based on the costs to operate the system.
Expect proposals for increased user fees and alteration of the depreciation allowance for business aircraft, as well as other examples of Business Aviation being misunderstood.
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The administration has proposed a host of increases in user fees and tobacco taxes to raise revenue that could offset higher spending, a strategy the Republicans deplore.
The bad news: The FAA wants to replace these taxes with a more complicated combination of user fees and taxes in order to upgrade the nation's aging air traffic control system.
The Business and General Aviation community has successfully opposed increased user fees in the past, and with the support of voters knowledgeable about the benefits of this aspect of air transportation, it will do so in the future.
Let's get rid of the user fees, and of the need to jury-rig exemptions from them.
Any conversation related to taxes is likely to be heated, and the discussion over aviation user fees is no exception.
Usually, this is done by cutting from the periphery, so things like athletics and arts lose funding or user fees are charged for some "nonessential" services.
In addition to renewing the prescription drug user fees, the FDA is seeking to create two new user fees for generic drugs and more complex biosimilars.
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As manager of the Delta refuge, Howard Poitivint collected user fees from drilling companies and used the money to restore habitat.
Companies like ours are able to operate and maintain many public parks using just the user fees that are already paid at the gate, without taxpayer subsidies.
It should be noted, however, that increasing the cost of Business and General Aviation (such as charging higher user fees) would reduce activity levels in this form of air transportation.
The private sector will invest money in projects and get it back in the shape of tolls, user fees, premium pricing or even tax breaks.
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Some background: When the transportation act, known as TEA-21, was enacted in 1998, it tied spending levels to revenue collected by the government from highway user fees (various taxes on fuels, tires and so on) and credited to the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund.
Keeping basic consumption cheap, and charging heavily only above a certain level, means that user-fees do not bear down on poor people.
And it should function without the user having to switch SIM cards, pay outrageous roaming fees or deal with dropped calls.
User fees beyond what the community currently pays in fuel tax are not justified and could be counterproductive.
The aviation trust fund is made up exclusively of aviation user fees that are required to be used for the improvement of the safety and efficiency of the aviation system.
The FDA presents evidence that it is approving drugs faster, in general, than other countries, and that it is doing so on the schedule set by a law that dictates that companies pay user fees to fund the reviews of their drugs.
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Starting in 2002, receipts from user fees began to drop significantly, thanks largely to the impact of a slower economy and increased sales of gasahol, an Ethanol-based fuel that isn't taxed for the Highway Trust Fund and is heavily subsidized--thanks to the farm lobby and the efforts of Archer Daniels Midland (nyse: ADM - news - people ).
The health and human services department has said any costs for the scheme would be covered by a deduction in federal user fees for the policy issuer.
User fees are charges for items like postage stamps, Medicare premiums, veterans' life insurance policies and electricity rates for power supplied by federal agencies such as the Tennessee Valley Authority.
User fees are charges for items like postage stamps, Medicare premiums, veterans' life insurance policies and electricity rates for power supplied by federal agencies such as the Tennessee Valley Authority (nyse: TVC - news - people ).
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