Tashkent, March 1 -- In a bid to develop tourism, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree to modify the taxing and subsiding system in the tourism sector of the country.

The government has approved the document and it includes the following changes:

Tickets for local flights will be sold with a 25% discount, and if purchased through tour operators, the price will be reduced by another 15% - the total discount will be 40%.

Discounts apply to:

- flights "Fergana-Urgench-Fergana", "Termez-Urgench-Termez" and "Karshi-Urgench-Karshi" (they will be fully launched by mid-March);

- railway routes "Andijan - Khiva - Andijan";

- railway routes "Termez-Karshi-Khiva", "Khiva-Urgench-Nukus" and "Termez-Karshi-Samarkand" (will be launched be...