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Budget 2018: Cut in petrol, diesel excise duty in Oil ministry's wishlist

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Modi, who faces elections in key states later this year, and a nationwide election in early 2019, has faced pressure over a rise in retail prices of petrol and diesel to a record level. BUDGET NEWS :   India's oil ministry is pushing for a reduce in excise responsibility on petrol and diesel in the approaching 2018/19 finances to cushion the impact of rising oil prices on its good sized purchaser base,  oil ministry officials advised Reuters on Monday. prime Minister Narendra Modi, who faces elections in key states later this yr, and a national election in early 2019, has faced stress over a upward push in retail charges of petrol and diesel to a file level. India has the very best retail costs of petrol and diesel among South Asian nations as taxes account for about 40-50 percentage of the pump costs. A litre of petrol costs 72.23 rupees ($1.thirteen) whilst diesel is sold at sixty three.01 rupees. Petrol and diesel account for about 1/2 of India's de...

Budget 2018: Disinvestment dept asked to bring Rs 1 trillion before March

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The impressive numbers will come in handy for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to hew close to the budgeted fiscal deficit number of 3.2% of GDP BUDGET NEWS :   The disinvestment department has been advised to bring a sum of Rs 1 trillion to the budget desk for FY18. fresh from the success of crossing the annual disinvestment target for the first time, the finance ministry feels the branch ought to be able to attain the sum with the aid of March 2018. “We were instructed to utilize the buoyant market situations to attain the magic discern,” a source within the know of the traits told commercial enterprise standard. Over the weekend, nation-owned Oil and natural gasoline business enterprise (ONGC) has offered out the entire fifty one in line with cent government stake in downstream Hindustan Petroleum enterprise Ltd for Rs 369.15 billion. With this sale, the total profits from disinvestment within the financial yr FY18 will attain Rs 912.fifty three billion. The budge...

Budget 2018: Disinvestment dept asked to bring Rs 1 trillion before March

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The impressive numbers will come in handy for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to hew close to the budgeted fiscal deficit number of 3.2% of GDP BUDGET NEWS  :  The disinvestment department has been advised to convey a sum of Rs 1 trillion to the finances desk for FY18. clean from the achievement of crossing the once a year disinvestment goal for the primary time, the finance ministry feels the department ought to be able to reach the sum by using March 2018. “We were advised to utilize the buoyant market conditions to attain the magic determine,” a source within the realize of the traits advised enterprise trendy. Over the weekend, state-owned Oil and natural gasoline business enterprise (ONGC) has sold out the complete fifty one in line with cent government stake in downstream Hindustan Petroleum organization Ltd for Rs 369.15 billion. With this sale, the total income from disinvestment in the financial year FY18 will attain Rs 912.fifty three billion. The budget e...