Seeks to increase the effective rate of Special Additional Excise Duty on Petrol and Diesel

15 Jul, 2019

Notification No. 5/2019-Central Excise  Dated. 6th July, 2019

Issued By. Ministry of Finance

G.S.R.      (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 147 of Finance Act, 2002 (20 of 2002), read with section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) (herein after referred to as the Excise Act), the Central Government being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the excisable goods of the description specified in column (3) of the Table below and falling within the Chapter, heading or sub-heading or tariff item of the Fourth Schedule to the Excise Act, as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, from so much of the Special Additional Excise Duty leviable thereon under section 147 read with the Eighth Schedule to the said Finance Act, 2002, as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table:

Table

S.No.

Chapter or heading or sub-heading or tariff item

Description of goods

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1.

2710

Motor spirit, commonly known as petrol

Rs. 8 per litre

2.

2710

High speed diesel oil

Rs. 2 per litre

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