India cut its windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 1,700 a tonne from Rs 2,300 a tonne, according to a government notification on Monday.
The cut will be effective from Jan. 16, the order said.
On Jan. 2, the government had lifted the windfall tax on petroleum crude oil to Rs 2,300 a tonne from Rs 1,300 a tonne.
From July 2022, India imposed a windfall tax on crude oil producers, and extended the levy on exports of gasoline,