Raipur: Chhattisgarh government will charge air fuel tax at 1 per cent from current 5 per cent once international flights start operating from the Raipur airport.
“The state government will reduce aviation turbine fuel tax from 5 per cent to 1 per cent as soon as the facility of international flights commences in the capital,” an official release said today quoting Chief Minister Raman Singh.
According to an official, the chief minister announced the decision to reduce the aviation turbine fuel tax during a meeting of AAI (Airports Authority of India) officials held at his official residence here last night.
Singh also assigned the possession of 350 acres of land for the development of Raipur airport to operate international flights to AAI Chairman V K Agrawal, the official said.
In order to boost the air travel in the state, the government also signed an MoU with the AAI for establishment of airport at Raigarh district headquarters at the estimated cost of Rs 280 crore, a senior official said.
25/07/13 PTI/India TV News
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“The state government will reduce aviation turbine fuel tax from 5 per cent to 1 per cent as soon as the facility of international flights commences in the capital,” an official release said today quoting Chief Minister Raman Singh.
According to an official, the chief minister announced the decision to reduce the aviation turbine fuel tax during a meeting of AAI (Airports Authority of India) officials held at his official residence here last night.
Singh also assigned the possession of 350 acres of land for the development of Raipur airport to operate international flights to AAI Chairman V K Agrawal, the official said.
In order to boost the air travel in the state, the government also signed an MoU with the AAI for establishment of airport at Raigarh district headquarters at the estimated cost of Rs 280 crore, a senior official said.
25/07/13 PTI/India TV News
