Civil Aviation ministry to take up Service Tax issue with MOF
ADDRESSING Industry's concerns, Dr Nasim Zaidi , Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, said that the Ministry is well aware of the unfavourable fiscal environment affecting the viability of civil Aviation and the Ministry would take up the issue of recent hike in Service Tax with the Finance Ministry. He was speaking at the India Aviation Meet organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) yesterday.
Captain GR Gopinath of Deccan said, “ it is high time that transport be regarded as an integral part of the economic growth. With less than 2.5% of the population accessing aviation as a means of transport, Policy Framers would do good to do away with knee jerk reactions which are not only inadequate but also harmful. ”