Metals & oil firms together saw profit of Rs 3.05 trn in FY22
The ministry imposed cess on petroleum products of Rs 6 a litre, Rs 13 per litre and Rs 6 on petrol, diesel and ATF exports, respectively, to improve domestic fuel supply and garner additional revenue
Hike in excise duty on fuel was imposed after private refiners made a killing exporting the dirt cheap Russian fuel available to them at elevated prices
The government has levied Rs 6 per litre tax on ATF and petrol exports and imposed Rs 13 per litre tax on diesel exports
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The $500 mn credit line provided by India for fuel will be exhausted after the delivery of another 120,000 tons of diesel and 35,000 tons of petrol to Sri Lanka in the remaining period of this month.
Imports during the period grew by 60.72 per cent to USD 14.82 billion, the data showed.
Net profit for the manufacturing sector contracted in Q1 (June quarter) of 2019-20, mainly due to a production slowdown, it added
According to the latest estimates by the petroleum ministry, India imported $67 billion while it exported $20.4 billion