Since the introduction of the Finance Bill, 2018 on 1st February, 2018, several queries have been raised in different fora on various issues relating to the proposed new tax regime for taxation of long-term capital gains. The responses to these queries are provided below....

Notification No. 12/2018-Central Excise Seeks to exempt 10% ethanol blended petrol from additional duty of excise (road and infrastructure cess) levied under clause 110 of Finance Bill 2018...

Notification No. 10/2018-Central Excise Seeks to exempt duties of excise on goods falling within Fourth Schedule to Central Excise Act, 1944, in excess of amount calculated at the rate of 50%...

Notification No. 09/2018-Central Excise- Seeks to reduce rate of Basic Excise Duty (BED) on petrol diesel by Rs. 2/- per litre but benefit of such reduction will not be passed to consumer....

Notification No. 08/2018-Central Excise- Central Government exempt Additional Duty of Excise (Road Cess), levied U/s. 133 of Finance Act, 1999...

Central Government hereby rescinds notification No. 29/2002 –Central Excise, dated the 13th May, 2002, published in Gazette vide, number G.S.R. 362(E), dated the 13th May, 2002, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission....

Central Government hereby rescinds notification No. 21/2009–Central Excise, dated the 7th July, 2009, published in Gazette vide number G.S.R. 479(E), dated the 7th July, 2009, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission....

Central Government rescinds the notification No. 62/2008 –Central Excise, dated the 24th December, 2008, published in the Gazette vide, number G.S.R. 885(E), dated 24th December, 2008, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission....

Central Government hereby rescinds notification No. 38/2004 –Central Excise, dated 4th August, 2004 , published in Gazette vide, number G.S.R. 500(E), dated the 4th August, 2004, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission....

Central Government hereby rescinds notification No. 11/2015 –Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2015 , published in Gazette of India vide, number G.S.R. 141(E), dated the 1st March, 2015, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such rescission....