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India cuts special excise duties on petrol, diesel

India slashed its special excise duties on petrol and diesel, as fuel prices stay volatile with supplies choked by the Iran war, reports Reuters.

In a government order, India’s finance ministry reduced the special excise duty on petrol to Rs3 ($0.0318) per litre from Rs13 earlier. It also cut the duty on diesel to zero from Rs10.

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