Government amends law on excise duty on petrol, diesel

The government on Monday amended the law to get enabling powers to raise excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 8 per litre each in future.

 Finance Minister NirmalaSitharamanmoved an amendment to the Finance Bill, 2020, to raise the limit up to whichthe government can raise special excise duty on petrol and diesel to Rs 18 perlitre and Rs 12, respectively.

   

The amendment along with the Finance Bill was passed without a debate inthe LokSabha.

Now, through an amendment of the Eighth Schedule of the Finance Act, this limit has been increased to Rs 18 per litre in case of petrol and Rs 12 in case of diesel. The amendment gives powers to the government to raise the duty by up to Rs 8 per litre in petrol and diesel at any time it wishes.   

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