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The government on Thursday hiked the windfall profit tax on the export of diesel to Rs 7 per litre and that on jet fuel exports to Rs 2 per litre but slashed the levy on domestically produced crude oil. At the third fortnightly review, the government raised the windfall profit tax on the export of diesel to Rs 7 per litre from Rs 5 a litre and brought back a Rs 2 a litre tax on ATF (Aviation Turbine Fuel) exports, a finance ministry notification showed. Last month, the government had scrapped the windfall profit tax on ATF exports. Alongside, the tax on domestically produced crude oil has been cut to Rs 13,000 per tonne from Rs 17,000 a tonne.
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Centre lowers export tax on diesel and ATF; new rates to be effective from Aug 3
Export taxes on petrol are likely to see the steepest reduction, while levies on diesel and jet fuel could also be lowered to adjust the impact of price declines
Several flights of Sri Lankan Airlines, Air Arabia, Jazeera Airways, Gulf Air and Air AirAsia Malaysia are depending on Indian airports starting from May onwards, giving additional revenue to OMCs
Indian Oil had begun levying 11% duty following a govt notification; ATF accounts for 40% of an airline's operating expenses
ATF accounts for around 40 per cent of an airline's operating expenses
The review is based on the premise that if crude prices fall, then windfall gains will cease and new taxes would be rollback
The ministry imposed cess on petroleum products of Rs 6 a litre, Rs 13 per litre and Rs 6 on petrol, diesel and ATF exports, respectively, to improve domestic fuel supply and garner additional revenue
Philip Goh, Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific of International Air Transport Association, made the remarks during a press conference at the 78th annual general of the global airlines meet
In the nine hikes since January 1, the jet fuel prices have been increased by Rs 49,017.8 per kl or nearly 55%
The finance ministry has not yet taken a view on the civil aviation ministry's plea for tax cuts on jet fuel (ATF) to bring down prices, a top source said on Wednesday.
Domestic air passenger traffic is estimated to have logged an 83 per cent growth year-on-year at 10.5-million in April as Covid-19 infection cases waned, leaving a gap of just 5 per cent when compared to the pre-pandemic level, ICRA said on Monday. Indian carriers had flown around 11 million passengers in April 2019. However, the domestic airline operators saw the international passenger traffic marginally surpassing the pre-pandemic numbers (around 1.83 million), with total volumes standing at around 1.85 million, it said. It also said that rising aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices due to ongoing geo-political issues linked to the Russia-Ukraine conflict continue to evolve as a major threat to the recovery process. For April 2022, the average daily departures were at around 2,726, notably higher than the average daily departures of around 2,000 in the same month a year earlier and higher compared to around 2,588 in March 2022, said Suprio Banerjee, Vice-President & Sector Head, ..
The increase in ATF price comes on back of the steepest ever hike 18.3 per cent (Rs 17,135.63 per kl) effected on March 16.
Globally, International Air Transport Association has set a target for airlines to achieve net zero emissions by 2050
The article in the RBI Bulletin on 'State of the Economy' said, 'unfolding global developments nevertheless pose downside risks in terms of spillovers.'
IndiGo's full-time Director and Chief Executive Officer Ronojoy Dutta urged the Central government to bring the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) under goods and service tax (GST) ambit
Raising the airfares further could hurt traffic volumes