OREANDA-NEWS. October 22, 2012. Abolition of VAT on air tickets for domestic flights will help to reduce the cost of air travel and the growth of passenger traffic in the country. This was announced  by vice Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Infrastructure Borys Kolesnikov at the inauguration V International Investment Summit in Donetsk.

Speaking about the prospects of budget transportation in Ukraine Borys Kolesnikov said that the number of low-cost airlines operating on the Ukrainian market is increased over the past two years.

However, there is the question of reducing the cost of air travel within the country. According to Borys Kolesnikov, the abolition of VAT on ticket will make cheaper tickets for domestic flights. "We must abolish VAT on ticket sales within the country, because a flight Kyiv-Warsaw is cheaper than a flight Kyiv-Lviv" - he said.