India News | Govt Slashes Windfall Tax on Crude Petroleum

New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) The government has cut the windfall tax on domestically-produced crude oil to Rs 1,700 per tonne from Rs 2,300 per tonne with effect from Tuesday.

The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED).

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According to an official notification, SAED on export of diesel, petrol and jet fuel or ATF has been retained at nil.

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The new rates are effective from January 16.

India first imposed windfall profit taxes on July 1, 2022, joining a growing number 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.

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