{
  "id": 311899,
  "title": "Export levy on petrol, diesel and ATF hiked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/export-levy-on-petrol-diesel-and-atf-hiked",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T15:14:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/export-levy-on-petrol-diesel-and-atf-hiked/article71302079.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government recently raised the export levy on petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel (ATF). For petrol, the levy was increased from ₹2.5 to ₹3.5 per litre, while for diesel, it was raised from ₹15.5 to ₹24 per litre. The levy for ATF was also increased from ₹14.5 to ₹22 per litre. These changes were made in response to the West Asia crisis and to ensure sufficient domestic availability of retail fuel by discouraging exports. The government has been instituting export levies since March 27, with the rates reviewed every fortnight.",
  "summary": "The Indian government has raised the export levy on petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) in their latest fortnightly review. The new export levies are set at ₹3.5 per litre for petrol, ₹24 per litre for diesel, and ₹22 per litre for ATF. These increases come against the backdrop of the West Asia crisis, with the government implementing export levies since March 27 to ensure adequate domestic fuel availability by discouraging exports. The excise levy on petrol and diesel for domestic consumption remains unchanged. The export levies are reviewed on a fortnightly basis, with the effective rates based on prevailing international crude oil, petrol, diesel, and jet fuel prices.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}