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Praful to meet PM, air concern over ATF
Published on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 16:46, Updated on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 17:03 in Business section
Tags: Atf, Praful Patel , New Delhi
AIRING CONCERN: Airlines say they will save about Rs 4,000 crore if ATF is included in declared goods.
New Delhi: Aviation minister Praful Patel is meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after he met CEOs of airline companies earlier on Wednesday.
Sources in the Civil Aviation Ministry say that he will be pitching for Aviation Turbine Fuel to be brought into the declared goods category.
If this gets implemented, it will bring sales tax to a uniform four per cent across the country.
Airlines say they will save about Rs 4,000 crore if this happens.
The benefits could then be passed on to the consumer.
There also fears that low cost airlines could shut down if the cost of jet fuel is not brought down.
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Minister Praful who was an ex-Director of Jet Airways( a point Media ignores for God only knows reasons) is more
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Patel Ji,
When the chennai airport expansion work starts??
Does it includes Parallel runway also??
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