The excise duty on petrol and diesel was hiked by Rs 3 per litre on Saturday as the Centre looked to mop up gains arising from fall in international oil prices.
An official notification stated that the special excise duty on petrol was hiked by Rs 2 to Rs 8 per litre and to Rs 4 in case of diesel.
“Moreover, the road cess on petrol has been raised by Rs 1 per litre each on petrol and by Rs 10 on diesel,” the notification added.
Most of it, however, would be adjusted against the fall in rates that would have necessitated because of the slump in international oil prices.
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