Business Standard

Government hikes excise duty on diesel and petrol

Image

Reuters NEW DELHI

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has raised excise duty on petrol and diesel to boost revenues and contain budget borrowing that could put off a likely cut in the retail prices of the two fuels.

The government has raised the factory gate tax by 1.50 rupees a liter each for the two fuels.

(Reporting by Nidhi Verma and Manoj Kumar; Editing by Douglas Busvine)

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Nov 13 2014 | 2:39 PM IST

Explore News