India cuts petrol export duty to nil and raises diesel levy by ₹3 a litre

India's government reportedly scrapped the export duty on petrol, a Rs 2.5/litre levy, while raising levies on diesel by about Rs 3 a litre, to Rs 11.5, and on aviation fuel. Multiple outlets report the same change.

Timeline

1. 31 Oct, 09:22 UTCFirst appeared on Emeritus Prof. Christopher May
2. 31 Oct, 10:09 UTCCentre scraps petrol export duty, hikes diesel levy
3. 31 Oct, 11:30 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
4. 31 Oct, 11:30 UTCEconomic Times reports petrol duty scrapped

Top sources

• windfall taxGoogle Trends
• How might one define 'super' profits, that should be subject to windfall tax? When (fossil fuel) firms see abrupt rises Emeritus Prof. Christopher May
• Centre scraps Rs 2.5/litre petrol export duty, hikes diesel levy to Rs 11.5Times of India
• Centre hikes windfall tax on diesel, aviation fuel exports; cuts petrol levy to zeroTelegraph India
• Petrol export duty cut to nil, diesel levy raised by ₹3 a litreThe Hindu