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Vijay gets rare praise from Centre after Tamil Nadu's big aviation move
By India Today News Desk||1 min read at India Today
In brief
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay reduced the VAT on aviation turbine fuel, which the Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu praised as a welcome step for the aviation sector and a sign of Centre-state coordination.
The rate was cut to 16% at Chennai and 1% at other airports in the state.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay received from the Centre after his TVK government significantly reduced VAT on aviation turbine fuel (ATF), offering relief to airlines amid surging crude prices. Tamil Nadu cut the rate to 16% from 29% at Chennai, and to 1% at all other airports in the state. It earned Vijay swift applause from Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.
"Appreciate the Tamil Nadu government's decision to reduce VAT on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), a welcome step for the aviation sector. Thank you, Chief Minister Vijay, for this initiative," the Union Minister tweeted. Naidu underlined that such coordination between the Centre and states was crucial in making air travel more affordable.
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