{
  "id": 14870072,
  "title": "Petrol Export Duty Rises To ₹2.5 Per Litre, Diesel Levy Cut To ₹8.5",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/petrol-export-duty-rises-to-2-5-per-litre-diesel-levy-cut-to-8-5",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:03:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/petrol-export-duty-rises-to-25-per-litre-diesel-levy-cut-to-85"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian government has raised the export duty on petrol to ₹2.5 per litre and decreased the levy on diesel to ₹8.5 per litre, starting October 16, as per a Finance Ministry notification. This shift increases the petrol export levy from ₹0.5 per litre and reduces the diesel duty from ₹16 per litre, altering the tax burden on both fuels in different ways.\n\nPetrol duty has risen by ₹2 per litre, whereas diesel exporters will now pay ₹7.5 less per litre under the revised rates. It is essential to note that these modifications pertain solely to fuel exports, and they should not be conflated with any updates to domestic petrol or diesel pump prices. The government reviews petroleum export duties bi-weekly, adjusting rates in response to shifts in international crude oil and refined product prices.\n\nThe latest adjustments follow a series of changes in recent months as global energy prices experienced volatility due to geopolitical tensions. In September, the government lowered windfall taxes and export levies on petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel. Petrol's export levy was dropped to ₹0.5 per litre, including Special Additional Excise Duty. A September 1 revision saw the diesel export levy reduced to ₹1 per litre from ₹3, and the windfall tax on diesel exports decreased to ₹19 per litre from ₹24.\n\nMumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has invited public objections to a proposal for a new petrol pump in Mulund East on land designated for a sports complex. The revised rates on petrol and diesel export duties will come into effect from Friday.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: The government has increased the export duty on petrol to ₹2.5 per litre while reducing the levy on diesel to ₹8.5 per litre, effective October 16, according to a Finance Ministry notification. The revision raises the petrol export levy from ₹0.5 per litre and cuts the diesel duty from ₹16 per litre, changing the tax burden on the two fuels in opposite directions. Petrol Duty Rises,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}