Excise Duty
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Govt removes excise duty on ethanol-blended petrol ranging up to 30%, will your fuel expenses drop?
Business | Jun 11, 2026, 10:57 AM ISTAs a result, there will be a nil excise duty rate for fuel blended with ethanol at 22 per cent, 25 per cent, 27 per cent, and 30 per cent.
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Petrol, Diesel Price Today: Check prices of fuel in major cities after excise duty cut
Business | Mar 27, 2026, 10:05 AM ISTThe excise duty cut is expected to help state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) deal with the rising global crude prices
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Cigarettes, other tobacco products to be costlier from Feb 1 as govt imposes new excise duty
Market | Jan 01, 2026, 03:26 PM ISTAn additional excise duty of 91 per cent on gutkha, 82 per cent on chewing tobacco, and 82 per cent on jarda scented tobacco will be levied.
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Centre hikes excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre, no increase in retail prices
Business | Apr 07, 2025, 04:19 PM ISTPetrol, diesel price: According to the notification issued by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, the change will come into force on April 8, 2025.
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Foreign liquor to be cheaper in this state, govt decides to scrap additional excise duty
Business | Mar 03, 2025, 11:42 AM ISTThe scrapping of the additional excise duty will bring the retail prices of foreign liquor down by approximately Rs 40 to Rs 3,000 per bottle.
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Delhi Liquor case: Sisodia to remain in jail till March 20, bail plea hearing on March 10
Delhi | Mar 06, 2023, 02:31 PM ISTDelhi Excise policy scam case: AAP MP Sanjay Singh claimed that Sisodia is being mentally tortured in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the CBI officers want him to sign a "false confession".
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AAP says Manish Sisodia will be arrested; Kejriwal compares him with Bhagat Singh
India | Oct 16, 2022, 05:27 PM ISTThe CBI has asked Sisodia to be in its headquarters on Monday at 11 a.m. for questioning in the excise policy scam case.
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Manish Sisodia raided: It will be Modi vs Kejriwal in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says AAP's Sanjay Singh
India | Aug 19, 2022, 07:55 PM ISTDelhi Excise Duty scam: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also claimed that Prime Minister Modi is "rattled" by the "growing popularity" of Delhi chief minister Kejriwal and his model of governance.
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Excise Cut: Industry, traders urge states to follow suit and bring more relief to consumers
India | May 22, 2022, 06:33 PM ISTConfederation of all India Traders said the fuel price cut will lead to reduction in prices of everyday items by at least 10 percent on average and similarly prices of other commodities should also come down because the transportation of raw materials will also be cheaper now.
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Delhi may soon have home delivery of liquor
India | May 10, 2022, 06:45 PM ISTThe proposals of home delivery and other recommendations of the GoM, regarding the Excise Police 2022-23 being framed, will be put before the Delhi Cabinet for its approval, the officials said.
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Maharashtra cuts excise duty on imported liquor by 50%
Business | Nov 22, 2021, 11:14 AM ISTThe excise duty on imported scotch whiskey has been brought down from 300 per cent to 150 per cent of the manufacturing cost.
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Chhattisgarh CM to take decision on VAT reduction on fuel prices in upcoming Cabinet meet
India | Nov 18, 2021, 03:00 PM ISTChief Minister Bhupesh Baghel would take a decision on reduction of value-added tax (VAT) on fuel prices in a cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on November 22.
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Petrol, diesel price cut across country as Centre cuts excise duty, states reduce VAT. Details
Business | Nov 04, 2021, 05:05 PM ISTThe government on Wednesday cut excise duty on petrol by Rs 5 per litre and that on diesel by Rs 10 a litre to give reprieve to consumers battered by record-high retail fuel prices. Since states charge local sales tax or VAT not just on the base price but also on the excise duty levied by the Centre, the total incidence of price reduction is higher. The reduction was larger in states with higher VAT.
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'Petrol, diesel price cut a drama, will increase again after UP elections': Lalu Yadav slams govt
India | Nov 04, 2021, 01:35 PM ISTCalling the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel 'inadequate', the RJD leader alleged that the Modi government is doing a drama.
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Rajnath Singh welcomes decision to cut excise duty on petrol, diesel
India | Nov 04, 2021, 08:41 AM IST"This decision taken by Modiji will not only lighten the burden on the pocket of the common man but will also prove to be a great help in controlling inflation," Rajnath Singh further said.
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Congress slams 'catastrophic mishandling' of economy, asks Centre to reduce excise duty on fuel
India | Oct 16, 2021, 08:58 PM ISTThe resolution alleged the Modi government is bent upon "robbing" the people of India by all-around inflation and is completely oblivious to the economic worries and challenges being faced by the average Indian.
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Liquor to cost more in Puducherry from July 15 as prices to increase by 20%
India | Jul 14, 2021, 10:08 PM ISTThe price of all kinds of liquor will be increased by 20 per cent in Puducherry from Thursday, the Union Territory's excise department has announced. More to follow.
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138 litres of liquor seized from train in Mangaluru, accused missing
India | May 28, 2021, 06:29 PM ISTThe liquor bottles were seized from the Dadar-Tirunelveli express train at the Mangaluru railway station, the Excise Dept sources said.
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Government exempts customs duty on COVID vaccine, oxygen and related equipment
India | Apr 24, 2021, 06:09 PM ISTThe decision to exempt customs duty was taken at a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi to boost oxygen availability in India.
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Petrol, diesel can go cheaper by Rs 8.5. Here's how it can happen
Business | Mar 03, 2021, 08:44 PM ISTAnalysts say that the government has room to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel by up to Rs 8.5 per litre without impacting its target for revenue from the tax on the two fuels.