Aircraft of Thai Airways are parked at Suvarnabhumi airport due to travel restrictions to curb the spread of the covid pandemic. (Photo by Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
The government has agreed to extend excise tax reductions for jet fuel until the end of the year, a move to help mitigate the plight of airlines hard hit by Covid-19 outbreaks which have almost wiped out cross-border travel and tourism.
Lavaron Sangsnit, director-general of the Excise Department, said yesterday the department — with the cabinet’s consent — has announced an extension of the reduction of such tax until Dec 31 once the extension period is scheduled to end later this month.
The cabinet approved lowering the excise tax on jet fuel to 20 satang per litre from 4.726 baht in February last year as part of urgent aid measures for…
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