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The govt slashed the windfall tax on domestically-produced crude oil three weeks after imposing it. What may have prompted the govt to do this turnabout, and who all will benefit from it?
Petrol and diesel prices are down by $40-50 per barrel from month-ago levels
Move to benefit RIL, ONGC and Oil India
Shares of firms related to oil exploration and refineries were in heavy demand on Wednesday, with Reliance Industries and ONGC rallying after the government slashed windfall tax
While the underneath trend seems positive, Reliance, ONGC and Oil India need to sustain above the major support levels for further gains.
So far, the company's dividend payout in FY23 stands at Rs 18,960 crore, ahead of FY22 total dividend of Rs 16,740 crore
Centre, on Wednesday, eliminated a levy on gasoline exports and cut windfall taxes on other fuels less than three weeks after they were imposed
CPCL, Oil India, ONGC, MRPL, Gail (India) and Reliance Industries were up 4 per cent to 11 per cent on the BSE in intra-day trade.
India imposed the taxes on July 1, joining a growing number of nations placing windfall levies to tap energy companies' booming profits
Export taxes on petrol are likely to see the steepest reduction, while levies on diesel and jet fuel could also be lowered to adjust the impact of price declines
On the bourses, shares of RIL jumped 2.4 per cent in the intra-day trade, while those of ONGC rose 6.4 per cent.
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Business Standard analysis is based on the numbers of 47 Nifty companies, excluding Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Life, and SBI Life
State-owned ONGC, OIL and GAIL walked away with most of the eight blocks offered for exploration and production of oil and gas in the OALP 7th bid round even as the government launched the next round
Oil India was down 8 per cent at Rs 176, while ONGC shed 6 per cent in traes on Wednesday.
The bulk of the earnings reduction over the past two months for the Nifty-50 index, according to KIE, has come from the government's decision to levy new taxes