The Environment and Energy Agency intends to file a claim against Play’s bankruptcy estate.
mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson
The Environment and Energy Agency of Iceland will impose an administrative fine on the bankruptcy estate of Play for unpaid carbon taxes, also known as emission allowances.
The fine amounts to approximately 2.3 billion ISK, stemming from the airline’s failure to pay around one billion ISK in carbon taxes before declaring bankruptcy.
The agency will also file a claim against Play’s bankruptcy estate for the cost of the unpaid emission allowances. This will be done even though Play was supposed to settle its emissions obligations within the…