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Government cuts petrol export duty to nil
The Hindu··16 Aug
India's government cut the export duty on petrol to nil and reduced levies on diesel and aviation turbine fuel to Rs 24 and Rs 19.5 per litre respectively in its latest fortnightly review. There is no change to domestic excise duty. Reviews have run every two weeks since March 27 to protect domestic fuel supply.
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What It Means For You
- Domestic pump prices for petrol and diesel are unaffected since only export duty, not excise duty, has changed in this review.
- If you work in fuel exports or refining, lower export duty makes overseas petrol shipments more attractive again this fortnight.
- The frequent revisions signal the government is actively managing supply so retail fuel does not run short at home.
What's Happening
- The government cut petrol's export duty to nil and lowered diesel and ATF export duty to Rs 24 and Rs 19.5 per litre.
- The previous fortnightly review had raised petrol's export duty to Rs 3.5 per litre and diesel's to Rs 25.5 per litre.
- Officials have run these reviews every fortnight since March 27, when the West Asia conflict first raised supply concerns.
Why Export Duty Reviews Turned Fortnightly
- The conflict in West Asia earlier this year raised fears that refiners would export more fuel abroad for higher margins, straining domestic supply.
- Export duties act as a temporary brake, discouraging refiners from selling overseas when margins spike, without touching what consumers pay at the pump.
- Diesel and ATF duties have swung between roughly Rs 19 and Rs 25 per litre in recent fortnights as global fuel margins fluctuate.
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