The senior Congress leader on Thursday took a swipe at the BJP
The Union home minister on Thursday lauded Modi's decision regarding the excise duty on fuel
A cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel and the ensuing drop in retail selling price of these auto fuels should also help address inflation concerns to some extent, analysts said
Experts said the increase in consumption and tax buoyancy will help offset excise duty cuts on fuels to an extent
The govt's collection from levy of excise duty on petroleum products has risen 33% in the first six months of the current fiscal when compared with last year and is 79% more than pre-Covid levels
Moving ahead with the implementation of its new excise policy, the Delhi government has invited applications from hotels, clubs, motels, bars and restaurants for serving liquor on their premises
The Delhi High Court refused to stay the closure of retail vends having L7 licences for the sale of Indian liquor in private sector under the old policy with effect from September 30
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On inflation, FM said she expected the retail price inflation rate to remain in the range mandated by the Monetary Policy Committee
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The excise duty rates on petrol and diesel have been calibrated to generate resources for infrastructure building and other developmental expenditure keeping in view the prevailing fiscal situation
Central and state governments have hiked taxes on fuels, pushing retail fuel prices to record highs in most of the country.
To a separate question, the Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said excise collections in April-June this year totalled Rs 1.01 trillion.
Faced with serious shortfall in excise revenue,the territorial government has imposed a 20 percent special excise duty on maximum retail price uniformly on all brands of liquor products in UT
Delhi government told Delhi High Court that its new Excise Policy 2021-22 aims at minimizing corruption and providing fair competition in liquor trade
The Delhi High Court Tuesday referred a fresh plea challenging the Delhi government's new Excise Policy 2021-22 to a bench which is already hearing another petition on the issue.
Punjab's excise department on Monday said it has engaged IIT-Ropar to conduct an audit of liquor manufacturing units in the state, a move which is aimed to check any pilferage
The Delhi Excise Policy for 2021-22 has recommended price and outstation sale oriented criteria for registration of different brands of liquor