Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that reducing excise duties on petrol and diesel will lead to a ₹1 lakh crore revenue shortfall for the government.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that reducing excise duties on petrol and diesel would lead to a revenue loss of around Rs 1 lakh crore. She also stressed…

State-owned fuel retailers in India are losing ₹600 crore daily, with government revenue impacted by ₹14,000 crore monthly due to duty cuts.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that reducing excise duties on petrol and diesel will lead to a ₹1 lakh crore revenue shortfall for the government.

The Centre has forgone nearly Rs 14,000 crore in tax revenue after cutting fuel excise duty amid rising crude oil prices linked to the West Asia crisis.