Notification No. 2/2016-Central Excise prescribes the Basic Excise Duty (BED), with effect from 02.01.2016, on the following products at the rates indicated below: (i) Unbranded petrol from Rs. 7.73 per litre to Rs. 8.48 per litre; (ii) Branded petrol from Rs. 8.91 per litre to Rs. 9.66 per litre; (iii) Unbranded diesel from Rs.7.83 per litre to Rs. 9.83 per litre; and (iv) Branded diesel from Rs. 12.19 per litre to Rs. 10.19 per litre.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)
Notification No. 2/2016-Central Excise
New Delhi, the 15th January, 2016
G.S.R. (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 163(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, namely: –
In the said notification, in the Table,-
(i) in serial number 70,-
(a) against item (i) of column (3), for the entry in column (4), the entry “Rs. 8.48 per litre” shall be substituted;
(b) against item (ii) of column (3), for the entry in column (4), the entry “Rs. 9.66 per litre” shall be substituted;
(ii) in serial number 71,-
(a) against item (i) of column (3), for the entry in column (4), the entry “Rs. 9.83 per litre” shall be substituted;
(b) against item (ii) of column (3), for the entry in column (4), the entry “Rs. 12.19 per litre” shall be substituted;
2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 16th day of January, 2016.
[F. No.354/123/2014 -TRU]
(Anurag Sehgal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note.– The principal notification No. 12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 163(E) dated the 17th March, 2012 and was last amended vide notification No.1/2016-Central Excise, dated the 1st January, 2016 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 1(E) dated the 1st January, 2016.