The Russian government is considering zero import duties for turboprop airliners with seating capacity of up to 70 passengers, Deputy Transport Minister Valery Okulov said on Monday.
The issue was recently discussed at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, he said, adding that it needed to be studied further.
At present there are zero duties on the import of airliners with seating capacity of up to 50 and over 300 passengers.
There is a 20% import duty for other aircraft.
MOSCOW, April 11 (RIA Novosti)
