Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the new taxes levied on crude, diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) based on international prices will be reviewed by the government every two weeks.
Talking to the reporters, Sitharaman said that these were "extraordinary times" and oil prices were internationally unbridled.
"We do not want to discourage export, but want domestic availability to increase," she said.
The minister also said that if oil was not available and exports were phenomenally profitable, "we need at least some of it for our own citizens."
“We need to take this twin-pronged approach,” she added.
The government on Friday also slapped an export tax on petrol, diesel and jet fuel (ATF) while also joining nations like the UK in imposing a windfall tax on crude oil produced locally.
As of July 1, an INR 6 ($0.076) per liter tax on the export of petrol and ATF, and an INR 13 ($0.16) per liter tax on the export of diesel has taken effect.
Additionally, a INR 23,250 ($294) per metric ton tax was levied on crude oil produced domestically.
Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said the new taxes would be applicable on SEZ units. “But, the export restriction will not be applicable.”
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