TNPSC Thervupettagam

Windfall tax on crude

August 21 , 2023 332 days 361 0
  • The government has hiked the windfall profit tax on crude oil produced in the country and on export of diesel.
  • Special additional excise duty on domestically produced crude oil has been raised to 7,100 per tonne from 4,250 per tonne.
  • India first imposed windfall profit taxes on July 1st last year.
  • A windfall tax is a special tax imposed by governments on companies that generate unusually high profits due to favourable market conditions or exceptional circumstances.

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