India's GAIL calls for LNG import duty to be scrapped

摘要

The 5% customs duty on LNG imports should be removed, according to RK Goel, GAIL India's director of finance.A removal of the tax levy would help to reduce the cost of LNG imports and encourage its usage in India. Goel is calling for classifying natural gas in the tax category of 'declared goods', which would result in LNG being taxed at a uniform rate by every Indian federal state. This pledge has been repeatedly voiced by the Indian gas industry.