Windfall Tax on Crude Oil Reduced to Rs 2,100/tonne
By Rediff Money Desk, New Delhi Aug 17, 2024 10:25
India reduces windfall tax on crude oil to Rs 2,100 per tonne from Rs 4,600, effective August 17. The tax on diesel, petrol and ATF exports remains at 'nil'.
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New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) The government has slashed windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 2,100 per tonne, from Rs 4,600 per tonne with effect from Saturday.
The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED).
The SAED on the export of diesel, petrol and jet fuel or ATF, has been retained at 'nil'.
The new rates are effective from August 17, an official notification said.
India first imposed windfall profit taxes on July 1, 2022, joining a host of nations that tax supernormal profits of energy companies.
The tax rates are reviewed every fortnight based on average oil prices in the previous two weeks.
The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED).
The SAED on the export of diesel, petrol and jet fuel or ATF, has been retained at 'nil'.
The new rates are effective from August 17, an official notification said.
India first imposed windfall profit taxes on July 1, 2022, joining a host of nations that tax supernormal profits of energy companies.
The tax rates are reviewed every fortnight based on average oil prices in the previous two weeks.
Source: PTI
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