The central government has raised export duty on diesel and aviation turbine fuel as global crude oil prices surged. The adjustment was reported as a response to higher international oil costs.
Export duties on refined products can be tightened to influence how much fuel leaves the domestic market when crude prices climb. Diesel and ATF are among the fuels most closely watched in such policy tweaks.
The cited business brief linked the duty increase directly to the crude-price move and did not publish the new percentage rates or an effective date beyond the day of the report.
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