Haryana has slashed the value added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel to one per cent, making it the fifth state to reduce the levy on the fuel. In a series of tweets, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday expressed his gratitude to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for the prompt action on reducing VAT on jet fuel.
Scindia also noted that the decision would boost air connectivity and economic development in Haryana. “With this, Haryana becomes the eighth state/UT to slash the tax rate after Andaman & Nicobar Islands, J&K, Ladakh, HP, Uttarakhand, MP and Tripura,” he said.
Scindia has been requesting states to reduce taxes on jet fue. With the current tax structure on the ATF, “you cannot have a robust civil aviation sector. I am very clear on that,” he had said. – PTI
