Tax hike on crude palm oil imports could reduce shipments, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
India cut the basic import tax on crude palm oil to 15% from 27.5%, but imposed a 17.5% cess - a separate tax - on the imports, Sitharaman said in her federal budget speech
PTI | February 2, 2021 | Updated 09:05 IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
India has imposed an additional tax on crude palm oil imports as the world s biggest importer of vegetable oils tries to build domestic agriculture infrastructure by taxing imports, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. India cut the basic import tax on crude palm oil to 15% from 27.5%, but imposed a 17.5% cess - a separate tax - on the imports, Sitharaman said in her federal budget speech.
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