The EU Court of Justice states that the deferral of the payment of taxes introduced by France to support airlines that hold a national license amid the COVID-19 pandemic is consistent with EU law (Ryanair)

The deferral of the payment of taxes introduced by France to support airlines which hold a French licence amid the Covid-19 pandemic is consistent with EU law* That aid scheme is appropriate for making good the economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and does not constitute discrimination In March 2020, France notified the European Commission of an aid measure in the form of a deferral of the payment of civil aviation tax and solidarity tax on airline tickets due on a monthly basis during the period from March to December 2020 ( ‘the deferral of the payment of the taxes’). That deferral, which benefits airlines holding a French licence, [1] involves postponing the payment of those taxes to 1 January 2021 and then spreading payments over a period of 24 months, that is to say