Excise Duty on Large Cars Enhanced from 22 Per Cent to 24 Per Cent

Large cars currently attract excise duty depending on their engine capacity and length. While presenting the Union Budget 2012-13 in Lok Sabha today, the Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee proposed to enhance the duty from 22 per cent to 24 per cent. In the case of cars that attract a mixed rate of duty of 22 per cent + Rs 15,000 per vehicle, he proposed to increase the duty and switch over to an ad valorem rate of 27 per cent.