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Central government raises excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹2 per litre
The excise duty on petrol was increased to ₹13 per litre and that on diesel to ₹10, as per the department of revenue's order.
Updated on Apr 07, 2025 06:05 PM IST
Chandigarh: Liquor contractors demand early excise policy
The contractors claim that unless Chandigarh lowered its taxes, the liquor trade in the city will continue to struggle, similar to the previous year
Published on Mar 09, 2025 09:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Amnesty schemes help state recover ₹3,150 crore in tax revenue
The first amnesty scheme led to the recovery of ₹2300 crore while the second scheme helped in recovering ₹850 crore
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 08:12 AM IST
New excise policy: Liquor set to get costlier in Haryana from June 12
Hike in excise duty, licence fee for bars, bottling fee for beer estimated to increase revenue by over ₹110 crore; the state government took approval from the Election Commission for bringing the new policy during the imposition of model code of conduct as the allotment of liquor vends has to be made by inviting e-tenders.
Updated on May 16, 2024 08:34 AM IST
Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
Licence of another bottling plant cancelled in Chandigarh
Excise-taxation commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh issued the orders to cancel the licence of M/S Rock & Storm Bottlers Private Limited till further orders
Updated on Apr 02, 2024 09:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Karnataka to reduce price of premium liquor to boost sales
To rationalise tax slabs and make them competitive with neighbouring states, the tax slabs for IML and beer will be revised, said CM Siddaramaiah.
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 08:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Fadnavis announces probe into builder-underworld link in MOB case
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis has announced a probe into the alleged nexus between builders, the Dawood gang, and Edelweiss Financial Services in relation to the funding of the gaming app Mahadev Online Book. Fadnavis has also called on Bollywood actors and cricket stars not to endorse online gaming and said that the state government will enact a law to take action against gambling platforms. Edelweiss has dismissed the allegations. The Enforcement Directorate has already registered a case and the Mumbai police have formed an SIT to probe any city links.
Updated on Dec 15, 2023 07:06 AM IST
Petrol, diesel prices on August 10: Check latest rates in your city
Petrol, diesel prices: The retail prices are updated daily at 6am by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in tune with global crude prices.
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 09:23 AM IST
Karnataka: CM hikes excise duty, liquor prices to surge
The Karnataka government on Friday proposed to hike additional excise duty in the 2023-24 budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Assembly on Friday
Updated on Jul 08, 2023 12:59 AM IST
Petrol, diesel prices on July 4: Check latest rates in your city
In Delhi, petrol and diesel prices stood at ₹96.72 and ₹89.62 per litre, respectively on Tuesday.
Published on Jul 04, 2023 11:11 AM IST
Petrol, diesel prices on June 20: Check latest rates in your city
Petrol and diesel prices in Delhi remained at ₹96.72 and ₹89.62 per litre, respectively.
Published on Jun 20, 2023 11:37 AM IST
Liquor prices in Gurugram to go up by over 10% from June 12
The new rules, which will come into effect from June 12, aim to counter Delhi’s excise policy which was released in November
Updated on May 12, 2023 12:25 AM IST
Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
Liquor to cost more in Haryana, pubs licence fee reduced
Licence fees for pubs in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonepat and Panchkula reduced from ₹5 lakh to ₹4 lakh, for other districts having a municipal corporation, the pubs license fee decreased from ₹2 lakh to ₹1.5 lakh
Updated on May 10, 2023 12:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Petrol, diesel prices on April 21: Check latest rates in your city
The prices of petrol and diesel are revised by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) like Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum daily at 6am.
Published on Apr 21, 2023 10:00 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Shobhit Gupta
Petrol and diesel prices on April 10. Check prices in your city
Previously, fuel prices used to be revised every 15 days. In 2014, the government deregulated the prices and from 2017, the cost of fuel is updated every day.
Published on Apr 10, 2023 06:38 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Shobhit Gupta
Petrol, diesel prices on April 4: Check rates in your city
Petrol and diesel prices: In Mumbai, petrol is currently being sold at ₹106.31 per litre, whereas the price of diesel in the city is ₹94.27 per litre.
Published on Apr 04, 2023 07:52 AM IST
Industrialists worried as Sambhaji Nagar becoming the epicentre of polarisation
Violent clash on Wednesday night is a cause of worry for Industrialists of in Sambhaji Nagar, which is part of the golden quadrilateral of Maharashtra as they feel the city is becoming an epicentre of polarisation politics
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 01:08 AM IST
Saurabha Kulshreshtha
'They are after Manish Sisodia': AAP reacts after Delhi L-G's latest order
L-G VK Saxena recommended a CBI investigation into Arvind Kejriwal government's Excise Policy, 2021-22, over alleged violations of rules and procedural lapses.
Updated on Jul 22, 2022 12:44 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Chakka jam: Sisodia jabs BJP, says new excise policy stopped theft
Under the new excise policy, 849 premium liquor vends are being opened across the city. The policy was implemented in the city from November 17, 2021.
Published on Jan 03, 2022 01:36 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, New Delhi
Reconsider excise duty reduction on imported products: Domestic liquor makers
In November, the Maharashtra government had announced to reduce the excise duty on imported liquors by half, which is from 300 per cent to 150 per cent on imported liquor.
Updated on Dec 12, 2021 11:30 AM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
J&K excise scam: Process to frame charges against 16 accused set in motion
The state exchequer lost around ₹3 crore due to the scam related to payment of contract bid of liquor vends allotted by the government to Kuldip Singh and Company
Updated on Nov 01, 2020 10:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times/Jammu | Press Trust of India, Jammu
Maharashtra liquor excise drops to Rs 3,384 crore from an estimated Rs 6,415 crore
Excise duty is one of the biggest revenues for the state government as it netted Rs 15,434 crore during the last financial year (April 2019-March 2020)
Published on Aug 25, 2020 08:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Naresh Kamath
Tipplers rejoice as wine shops in Kerala set to open on Thursday
A customer can buy a maximum of three litres of alcohol at a time and can log in only after five days under the rules for the sale of alcohol in Kerala.
Published on May 27, 2020 09:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | Ramesh Babu| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Why petrol and diesel prices have not increased since March 16
The government is considering raising excise duty on the two fuels again that would give it some additional revenue crucial for combating disruptions due to coronavirus outbreak.
Updated on Mar 30, 2020 01:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rajeev Jayaswal
Curfew effect: No hike in excise on liquor in Chandigarh till May 15
The decision came in the wake of the curfew imposed in the city to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus
Updated on Mar 28, 2020 12:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Munieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh
Centre to raise fuel taxes to minimise fiscal fallout
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government raised excise duty on the two fuels on March 14 by Rs 3 a litre.
Updated on Mar 21, 2020 05:07 AM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Rajeev Jayaswal
Taxes make up half of retail fuel prices: Data
The total of taxes on diesel add up to about 46% at Rs 28.06 per litre, and the total of other cost components is Rs 34.52 a litre, showed the data on fuel price components released after the Centre raised excise duties on the two fuels by Rs 3 on Saturday.
Updated on Mar 16, 2020 06:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rajeev Jayaswal
Rahul Gandhi takes aim at PM Narendra Modi for excise duty hike on fuel
The government expects to mop up Rs 40,000 crore of additional revenue with the new slab of excise duty.
Updated on Mar 15, 2020 03:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Centre hikes duty on fuel; opposition calls it ‘anti-people’
The main opposition party, the Congress, predictably criticized the move, which is expected to result in additional revenue of more than ~40,000 crore to the government, as “anti-people” on the assumption that it would lead to an increase in prices at the pump.
Updated on Mar 15, 2020 02:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rajeev Jayaswal
Beer gets at least 20% costlier in Chandigarh
Liquor vendors cannot sell beer at prices lower than the stipulated minimum price set by the administration. Vendors can fix the maximum price on their discretion.
Published on Mar 12, 2020 12:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times. | HT Correspondent