Kent International Airport's Master Plan - Manston Airport

Kent International Airport – Manston
Master Plan
Contribution to the Local
Economy
We currently pay typical business rates to
the council to operate our airport. These
rates contribute towards the cost of local
authority services such as the police and fire
service.
Our airport contributes towards the local
economy in terms of Gross Value Added
(GVA) [20] . Each business that is directly
and indirectly employed by our airport also
contributes in terms of GVA. As activity at
our airport increases the GVA contribution
will also increase.
Business rates are calculated in terms of
a rateable value. This value is based on
factors such as the size of the premises
and how they are used. As throughput at
our airport grows and the size of our airport
facilities increase, we expect to pay higher
business rates. These payments contribute
towards the provision of essential services
within Thanet.
Number of passengers vs number of jobs created 2002–2030
35,000
30,000
Total number of jobs created
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
0
5
10
15
Millions of passengers per annum (mppa)
Number of Staff Employed at other UK Airports
Number of Staff Employed at our Airport
Trend of Number of Staff Employed at other UK Airports
20 GVA measures the contribution to the economy of each
individual producer, industry or sector in the United Kingdom.
40