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Govt extends excise duty exemption to higher ethanol-petrol blends

New Delhi, Jun 11 (PTI) The government has extended excise duty exemption to petrol blended with higher levels of ethanol, according to a government notification.

Under the notification, excise duty has been reduced to nil on petrol containing 22 per cent, 25 per cent, 27 per cent and 30 per cent ethanol blends, expanding the existing exemption that was available for blends of up to 20 per cent ethanol.


Source: The Print

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