AS part of its manifesto for the upcoming election, the Conservative party has proposed plans to increase tax on flying - even suggesting that individual travellers receive a 'flight allowance' - a move that has outraged the travel industry.

The suggested tax hikes are all part of Conservative plans to slow down climate change - something that it believes is massively hindered by air travel.

However, the public and industry alike are opposed to the proposals that could mean putting a stop to liberal travel on low cost airlines!

It appears both political parties are putting climate change at the top of their agendas however Labour hit back by proposing a ban on standby buttons on domestic electrical appliances as opposed to hitting the travel industry harder.

It has been suggested that forcing people to 'pay as they go' would mean lesser financially well off families would be denied foreign holidays while the rich would still fly frequently - going against 'family benefits' another subject high up on both parties' improvement lists.

Treasury sources hit back at the Tory scheme arguing that taxing fuel for domestic flights could mean airlines filling up in cheaper jurisdictions, while business travellers - the main users of domestic flights - would claim back VAT on flights. Using green taxes to fund other tax cuts could also be unworkable, one source said, because if people flew less the tax take would dwindle.

Environmental campaigners welcomed the proposals saying it was a 'good start', however airlines are furious at the constant targeting of their industry.

Some of the Tory proposals included charging fuel duty or VAT on domestic flights, replacing £10 Air Passenger Duty with £80 charges with a per-flight tax levied on airlines hitting the 'dirtiest' airlines hardest, presenting a 'green air miles tax' which would punish frequent fliers and instead suggesting everyone is entitled to one short haul return fight per year at a standard tax rate while additional flights are charged at a higher rate.