TNPSC Thervupettagam

Cut in Tax on crude palm oil imports

February 16 , 2022 884 days 523 0
  • The Central Government cut tax on imports of crude palm oil (CPO), from 7.5 percent to 5 percent.
  • Reduction in the tax is also known as “agriculture infrastructure and development cess (AIDC)”.
  • It will widen the gap between refined palm oil import duties and CPO.
  • The tax reduction is effectively making it cheaper for Indian refiners to import CPO.

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