# India cuts windfall tax on petrol, diesel, aviation fuel 2026-08-15T00:13:33+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets India has reduced windfall taxes on exports of petrol, diesel, and aviation turbine fuel with effect from Saturday, according to a government order. Diesel duty cut to Rs 24 per litre from Rs 25.5; petrol duty set at zero from Rs 3.5; aviation fuel tax reduced to Rs 19.5 per litre from Rs 22. India first imposed windfall taxes in July 2022 and scrapped them two years later, but reintroduced them in March 2026 after oil prices surged during the US-Israeli war on Iran. The taxes are revised every fortnight based on international oil prices. The rupee rate is about Rs 95.44 per dollar. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com - deccanherald.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:15:24+00:00. Tags: aviation fuel, diesel, Government of India, petrol, windfall tax Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/india-cuts-windfall-tax-on-petrol-diesel-atf-exports/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/india-cuts-windfall-tax-on-petrol-diesel-atf-exports/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/