Airlines demand lower taxes, core infra status

New Delhi: Cash-strapped domestic airlines have asked the government to declare the civil aviation sector as 'core infrastructure' and rationalise taxes and duties on jet fuel, equipment, services and other items.
In their pre-Budget demands presented to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the airlines have strongly favoured declaring civil aviation as core infrastructure so that the sector could get tax and other benefits, airline sources said.
14/01/10 Press Trust of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jan 2010