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Excise duty hike on petrol, diesel: Govt to garner Rs 39,000 crore

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 16, 2020

The government on Saturday hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel by a steep Rs 3 per litre each to garner about Rs 39,000 crore additional revenue as it repeated its 2014-15 act of not passing on gains arising from slump in international oil prices. Retail prices of petrol...

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Odisha govt may waive road tax on e-vehicles

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 30, 2019

Following the example of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, the state government is planning to waive all kinds of transport-related fees and road tax on the purchase of electric vehicles....

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