The central government has reduced windfall tax on crude petroleum, according to a government notification. The special additional excise duty (SAED) on crude petroleum has been slashed from Rs 9,600 per tonne to Rs 8,400 per tonne.
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&NG) on Tuesday clarified that the levy of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED) from day one of July this year was accompanied by the government's announcement of a mechanism of fortnightly review.
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday cut the windfall tax on crude oil to Rs 17,000 per tonne from earlier Rs 23,250 per tonne. This move comes amid the latest decline in global crude oil prices.
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the customs duty on gold has been increased to discourage the high import of gold.
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Centre has imposed a special additional excise duty to the tune of Rs 6 per litre on petrol and Rs 13 per litre on diesel on exports, a move that could help meet the country's energy demand.