Ministry Proposes Fee on Passengers to Finance Airports

The Transportation Ministry and the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service have drafted a proposal to introduce a special fee for airline passengers to finance the development of airport infrastructure around Moscow, a report said Monday. The fee will will be collected either in the form of regular fixed payments or as a share of revenue paid by companies that use airport infrastructure, Izvestia said. Transportation Ministry officials confirmed discussing the initiative. According to the draft proposal, the amount of the fee will be regulated by the government, the report said. Sources inside the …

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