ACI urges govt to defer aviation specific taxes till Dec 31
Airports Council International (ACI) has urged the government to defer aviation specific taxes till December 31 to safeguard airports’ operational and business continuity amid COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, ACI Director General Angela Gittens has said COVID-19 has drastically impacted the airport business and is posing a serious threat to survival of the industry in many countries.
“Airports are the engine of your national economy in terms of jobs created and GDP growth. The airport industry in Asia-Pacific employs more than 63 per cent of aviation industry jobs, providing a variety of services. This unique resource for the society and the economy should be fully preserved and supported to prepare for its revival, as soon as the negative effect of the COVID-19 starts to decrease,” the ACI DG said in the letter, dated March 31.
