Tourist bus owners with national permits will receive a discount of Rs 1.2 lakh on their annual tax, according to the Kerala budget proposal. National permit buses with regular seats are currently taxed at Rs 2,250 per seat for three months. Under the latest budget provision, this will be cut to Rs 1,500. Buses with push-back seats are currently taxed at Rs 3,000 per seat for each quarter. The government proposes to reduce this to Rs 2,000. The tax on sleeper-berth buses has been reduced from Rs 4,000 to Rs 3,000 per berth.