New Delhi: An aviation cess of about two percent on all flights will be implemented from January 1, next year, which will be used for promoting regional connectivity, a senior civil aviation ministry official said on Friday.
The cess is proposed under the new draft civil aviation policy which was released on October 30. The policy has been put in public domain to garner feedback and suggestions from all stakeholders before finalisation.
The information about the implementation date of the new cess was disclosed by the Civil Aviation Secretary Rajeev Nayan Choubey during a press briefing on the draft civil aviation policy here.
"The policy will be presented to the cabinet for final approval. We are seeking stakeholders suggestions and feedback till November 21, couple of weeks after that a final draft will be prepared and presented to the cabinet," the secretary said.
"The cess is expected to be imposed from January 1, 2016. The capital accumulated from the cess will go to a special fund which will be used to promote regional connectivity."
06/11/15 IANS/Statesman
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The cess is proposed under the new draft civil aviation policy which was released on October 30. The policy has been put in public domain to garner feedback and suggestions from all stakeholders before finalisation.
The information about the implementation date of the new cess was disclosed by the Civil Aviation Secretary Rajeev Nayan Choubey during a press briefing on the draft civil aviation policy here.
"The policy will be presented to the cabinet for final approval. We are seeking stakeholders suggestions and feedback till November 21, couple of weeks after that a final draft will be prepared and presented to the cabinet," the secretary said.
"The cess is expected to be imposed from January 1, 2016. The capital accumulated from the cess will go to a special fund which will be used to promote regional connectivity."
06/11/15 IANS/Statesman
