The New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association (NZAAA) is up in arms about a proposed new safety levy.
They say it unfairly targets the ag sector and will lead to increased costs of spreading fertiliser and spraying crops.
NZAAA chairman Tony Michelle says his organisation is happy to pay levies set by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). However, he believes the new proposals are almost double the present ones and says there is a huge inconsistency in the way these would be applied.
Some operators believe the ag sector is seen as a soft target by the CAA, because it assumes the new charges will just be passed on to farmers.
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