Alexandre de Juniac was presenting a report on the air transport industry at the opening session of the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit, which began in Sydney. Photo: BloombergSydney: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday castigated India for taxing international tickets, as it asked governments to facilitate the growth of worldwide connectivity by avoiding creeping re-regulation, maintaining the integrity of global standards and addressing a capacity crisis. Asserting that India was taxing international tickets in contravention of the resolutions of the UN body International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), de Juniac said, “India helped develop ICAO resolutions prohibiting tax on international tickets.”“Yet it persists in taxing international travel,” he said, apparently referring to the imposition of goods and services tax (GST) and enhancement of its rates on international air tickets, especially business class. The tax covers airline products and services including tickets, ancillary, change, refund and other products and fees. De Juniac was presenting a report on the air transport industry at the opening session of the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit, which began in Sydney.

Source: Mint June 04, 2018 06:22 UTC