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Govt hikes excise duty on petrol by 37 paise/ litre and diesel by Rs 2/litre

04 Jan 2016 Evaluate

The government has raised excise duty on petrol and diesel, the second increase in duties in just over two weeks, to mop up a little less than Rs 4,400 crore. The duty on petrol has been raised by 37 paise per litre, while that on diesel is up a steeper Rs 2 per litre. The increase in excise duty will fetch the government over Rs 4,300 crore on diesel and about Rs 80 crore on petrol. Hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel, three times in quick succession, will help the government garner an additional Rs 10,000 crore in the fiscal and partly make up for the shortfall in disinvestment receipts and direct tax collections.

As per the notification of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), the total levy on unbranded petrol will be Rs 19.73 per litre as against Rs 19.36 currently, after including additional and special excise duty. On unbranded or normal diesel, total excise duty after including special excise duty will be Rs 13.83 per litre as compared to Rs 11.83 currently. Basic excise duty on unbranded or normal petrol has been increased from Rs 7.36 per litre to Rs 7.73 and the same on unbranded diesel from Rs 5.83 to Rs 7.83 per litre.

The three excise duty hikes this fiscal, totalling Rs 2.27 per litre on petrol and Rs 3.47 a litre on diesel, will yield the government Rs 10,000 crore in additional revenue during the remainder of current fiscal. Earlier, in December, government had raised excise duty on petrol by 30 paise litre and on diesel by Rs 1.17 a litre. 


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