Kenny vows end to €10 travel tax as jobs take priority

ABOLITION of the €10 travel tax was pledged by Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny last night as he moved to put jobs creation at the centre of the political stage.

Opening his party’s national conference in Killarney, Mr Kenny insisted the controversial air surcharge was symbolic of the Government’s “destructive” policies.

Mr Kenny said the tax had helped kill 3,000 jobs, cost the tourism industry €480m, but only netted €100m for the Exchequer.