Agra: As Air India readies to start flights between Agra and Mumbai from Sep 9, local tourism industry leaders here have demanded that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav make good his promise to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on aviation fuel.
The industry leaders have demanded a reduction of VAT from 22 percent to four percent on aviation fuel, and have reminded the chief minister of a promise he made earlier this year. They assert that such a reduction would also make it more attractive for airlines to fly to Agra.
K.C. Jain, president of the Agra Development Foundation, in a memorandum addressed to the chief minister, said four other states had already effected such reduction in VAT on aviation fuel. "The latest is Madhya Pradesh," Jain told IANS.
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