The government revises export levies on petroleum products, raising the export duty on petrol to ₹1.5 per litre and keeping the export levy on diesel unchanged at around ₹24–₹25 per litre for the next fortnight. It also trims the levy on aviation turbine fuel (ATF), according to reports.
Officials do not change domestic excise duties as part of this move, the outlets note. The Hindu and NDTV describe the adjustment as a reintroduction or revision of export levies for the short term, affecting exports rather than retail pricing.
While both accounts agree on the petrol and diesel export duty figures and that ATF is reduced, they differ slightly in how the diesel duty is expressed (₹24 vs ₹25 per litre) and in wording about whether the petrol export duty is being reintroduced. Overall, the coverage aligns on the direction of the changes: petrol export duty is increased/restarted, diesel export levy is maintained, and ATF export levy is lowered.
