In order to provide for the project to linking all important parts of the country by air, the department of domestic aviation has decided to impose a new Excise Tax for all domestic flight services.
As per the announcement released by the department of domestic aviation, an excise tax of Rs. 7500/- will be levied for all domestic flights of 1000 km or less.
For the domestic flights covering distances from 1000 km to 1500 km, the levy will be Rs. 8500/-.
As a consequence this new levy, it is expected that the domestic flight fares will go up.