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Diesel car buyers may have to shell out more with the Finance Ministry considering the imposition of higher excise duty on such vehicles in the upcoming Budget likely to be unveiled sometime in March. In order to discourage consumption of subsidised diesel by personal vehicle owners, the Petroleum Ministry had suggested the imposition of higher duty on the purchase of diesel cars to the Finance Ministry. Full Article

The finance ministry has rebuffed the petroleum ministry's recent proposal to give income tax breaks to entities producing natural gas under exploration permits given during the first seven rounds of Nelp (national exploration licensing policy). Explorers like ONGC, RIL and Essar were hoping to book tax-free profits from those blocks. Full Article