Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt has became down the call for to exempt airlines working from Calicut International Airport at Karipur from aviation gasoline tax, Monday.
The call for for the tax aid grew louder after the government lowered air turbine gasoline (ATF) tax for flights working from the newly-opened Kannur International Airport Ltd (Kial).
People's representatives from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts have deamnded tax aid for the 30-year-old Karipur airport, which in keeping with them, was once struggling particularly after the outlet of the Kannur airport.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan advised the legislative assembly that the gasoline tax for flights working from Kannur airport was once slashed to at least one% for 30 years because it was once considered necessary for the airport to join the central govt's UDAN challenge that promotes regional air connectivity.
Also, being a green field airport, the daily expenditure of Kannur airport was once very high, he mentioned.
“Karipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi airports don’t deserve tax exemption. The exemption given to Kannur airport would no approach have an effect on Karipur airport,” he mentioned.
A P Anilkumar, MLA, claimed that the flight services from Kannur have transform inexpensive than from Karipur. “We aren't towards Kannur getting the exemption. The govt will have to perform a learn about to evaluate whether Karipur airport has completed due expansion in 30 years,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, responding to a calling attention motion, the manager minister mentioned the government was once taking all steps to ensure that the operation of Trivandrum International Airport, which the Union govt has made up our minds to privatise, would rest with the state govt.
“The airport is spread over 628 acres the state govt and erstwhile Travancore kingdom had received. In case of privatisation, the management of the airport will have to be via a special goal automobile (SPV) below the state govt's control. The central govt has been asked to present share equivalent to the price of land the state govt had received. Though ‘seamless right of first refusal’ was once demanded for the state SPV, the Union govt has no longer answered to the similar,” he knowledgeable.
The call for for the tax aid grew louder after the government lowered air turbine gasoline (ATF) tax for flights working from the newly-opened Kannur International Airport Ltd (Kial).
People's representatives from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts have deamnded tax aid for the 30-year-old Karipur airport, which in keeping with them, was once struggling particularly after the outlet of the Kannur airport.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan advised the legislative assembly that the gasoline tax for flights working from Kannur airport was once slashed to at least one% for 30 years because it was once considered necessary for the airport to join the central govt's UDAN challenge that promotes regional air connectivity.
Also, being a green field airport, the daily expenditure of Kannur airport was once very high, he mentioned.
“Karipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi airports don’t deserve tax exemption. The exemption given to Kannur airport would no approach have an effect on Karipur airport,” he mentioned.
A P Anilkumar, MLA, claimed that the flight services from Kannur have transform inexpensive than from Karipur. “We aren't towards Kannur getting the exemption. The govt will have to perform a learn about to evaluate whether Karipur airport has completed due expansion in 30 years,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, responding to a calling attention motion, the manager minister mentioned the government was once taking all steps to ensure that the operation of Trivandrum International Airport, which the Union govt has made up our minds to privatise, would rest with the state govt.
“The airport is spread over 628 acres the state govt and erstwhile Travancore kingdom had received. In case of privatisation, the management of the airport will have to be via a special goal automobile (SPV) below the state govt's control. The central govt has been asked to present share equivalent to the price of land the state govt had received. Though ‘seamless right of first refusal’ was once demanded for the state SPV, the Union govt has no longer answered to the similar,” he knowledgeable.
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