
The 55th GST Council Meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, deliberated on the long-standing demand to bring Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) under the ambit of GST. However, the proposal was not approved.
Finance Minister Sitharaman clarified that ATF continues to be viewed as part of the crude oil, petrol, and diesel category, which remains outside the GST framework. Despite periodic requests from airlines and the aviation sector to include ATF under GST to streamline taxation and reduce costs, the Council has decided to maintain the current tax structure.
Finance Minister Sitharaman also stated that aviation and the sector requested to consider ATF under GST but was not agreed in majority and hence been out of list for now.