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Sunday, Jul 20, 2025
The excise duty cut will translate into a reduction of Rs 9.48 a litre on petrol in Kochi and Rs 7.42 per litre on diesel after taking into account its impact on other levies.
K Surendran has urged the Kerala government to reduce fuel tax further by Rs 10.
Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman said the government has decided to slash excise duty on fuel.
Her ministry is the nodal authority for approving the recommendation of the Central Board of Trustees of Employees' Provident Fund Organization.
The BJP returned to power in Manipur by winning 32 seats in the 60-member house in the recent assembly elections.
Presenting the Budget 2022-23 in Parliament, Sitharaman also announced that a digital university will be established to provide access to world-class quality universal education to students across the country with a personalised learning experience at their doorsteps.
Loans of up to Rs 1 lakh would be available with guarantee to tourist guides licenced at regional or state level.
The average age of women MPs this time is 51 years with Irani being the youngest woman minister and Sitharaman the oldest.
Sitharaman proposed to expand self help groups (SHG) to all districts and said one woman in every SHG will get loan of up to Rs 1 lakh under Mudra Yojana.
Breaking away from the brown Budget briefcase, Sitharaman held a red parcel like bag with a key hole on the emblem.
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