Windfall tax on petroleum crude hiked 84% to ₹6,000 per MT
Of the stocks included in the Nifty Oil & Gas index,13 are on the rise today, with Adani Total Gas and Oil India up 4.10% and 2.52%, respectively.
Of the stocks included in the Nifty Oil & Gas index,13 are on the rise today, with Adani Total Gas and Oil India up 4.10% and 2.52%, respectively.
In FY23, India spent $157.5 billion on importing 232.7 million tonnes of crude oil.
The government has also hiked the windfall tax on diesel to ₹1 per litre from nil.
Shares of ONGC, HPCL, and IOC rose up to 1%, while Adani Total Gas, Reliance Industries, and BPCL fell up to 1% on the BSE.
The Centre has reduced tax on domestically-produced crude oil to ₹10,500 per tonne from ₹13,300 per tonne; tax levy on diesel lowered to ₹10 per litre.
Shares of ONGC, Reliance, Adani Total Gas, Indraprastha Gas, CPCL, and MRPL saw selling pressure after the govt revised the windfall tax on crude oil